#oz001

Quetzalli had been jumpy and on edge since being bonded. A small part of her felt a little bad for Aiden, who could now experience those nerves while she got the benefit of his calmer, more reserved demeanor. But she still wasn’t happy with the idea that she was tied to the smaller, weaker creature, especially when thinking about it made her less able to focus on her job. Wasn’t the bond supposed to help? Maybe this was part of the fallout of her lingering resistance, or it just proved her beliefs that the dragons were doing all the witches a great favor. She was so caught up in her own warring thoughts, she didn’t notice the other dragon’s approach until she was right in front of her. “Oh, fuck,” the curse slipped out before she could help herself.

Gods, how she missed the sea... It was the one thing beside her family that Cara’s heart ached for so painfully that she had brief urges to escape the town. She was so happy with her new job and with the friends she was making... but she still felt like something was missing. It was like her entire life before Ashbourne was erased. There was nothing left of her family and friends from that life and it pained her more than she would ever admit.

In an effort to regain some energy both physically and emotionally, she found herself heading to the largest body of water she could find nearby. Though it wasn’t like the sea from home, Ashbourne’s lake was gorgeous. She approached it tentatively, smiling as she watched the sun glint off the water.

The mermaid dipped her toes in to test the temperature just as she heard the water displace and a figure emerge. The face that greeted her at the surface was almost more than her broken heart could take. “O-Oz?” She breathed out, eyes glinting and lips curling up into a hopeful smile as she stepped closer into the water. “Oh my Gods... is that you?” She spoke in Mermish.