Timestamp: 73rd of Fall, 512 AV When Ronan left Riverfall, the day waned quickly enough, solid riding across the grasses carrying them. When darkness came to the land, and he settled down to sleep, he almost immediately fell into the dream realm. That impossible place, unpredictable, guided by the chaos of thought and abandon. He stood before a great temple, almost Lhavitian in appearance - though he had never been to Lhavit - with apple blossom leaves floating all around, falling wistfully amidst the backdrop of a pink shaded sky. He walked towards it, gazing in awe. The stonework was crisscrossed in patterns. Glyphs? Or some sort of other symbol? Swirls, and leafs, and flowers, all carved into the solid surface. Something drew him across the threshold, and so he entered into darkness. All the light in this world died immediately, and he was plunged into black. He blinked, looking around. At first, nothing, but his eyes slowly began to adjust and he thought he could make out eyes. Amber, yellow. Watching from the inky fringes of whatever place he had stepped into. There was a sound too. He had to strain to hear it. Ticking. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. His heart pounded, and he thought he could taste blood. That familiar, metallic sensation on the back of his tongue. The world swelled around him. And then, a light. A pair of eyes seemed to drift like mist, and slowly become a ball of golden light that hovered about the room. It illumined dark stone walls, and something beneath his feet. Tick. Tock. He suddenly realised he was standing on a giant clock. The hands moved so methodically, as if there were a purpose to all of this madness. Tick. Tock. They kept going, the sound increasing as if to drown Ronan's mind. His hands went to his head instinctively, before silence fell. It was as fearful as a sudden bang. Vacuous silence. Nothingness. He turned again, pulled to a corner of the room. The light illuminated a figure who stepped from the shadows. Scaled skin glistened. Snow white hair, like the apple blossoms outside. Kavala. |