Snow fell slowly, like soft specks across the night sky as a shadow of a lonely bird cast over the cherry blossom tree on the hill behind her father's palace. Her eye watching the last of the dead flowers fall from the branches.
Her eyes moved down to a note in her wing... an offer, an invitation... she was torn.... Her mind trying to decide what to do... this decision could change the course of the rest of her life......
Stay here were she knew everything.... The rules.... The lifestyle.... Continue to fallow orders..... or leave... were she knew nothing..... go to him.......
"You would want me to go wouldn't you?"
she murmured to no one in particular, just the idea of someone she once loved gone.
Her gaze moved back up to the tree. "I will never forget you....."
She turned and made her way through the snow and down the mountain her father's palace stood on.... She had one destination in mind.... She had to find him. Her only chance to be free.
She glanced back at the palace for a second before descending, not planning on ever coming back...
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She knew the walk well. She taken it many times before. Under much better circumstances and better weather.
The glare of red eyes watched her through the wind and snow as she walked into the dark monster of smoke and fire.... The familiar smell of soot and metal filling her senses as she ascended the stairs. She walked down the end of the hall to the door. Her wing resting on the door knob hesitating before pushing it opening and staring forward.
She entered the room pausing at the door entrance. Her hazel/green eyes landing on the familiar pale peacock sitting at his desk engrossed in his plans his back facing her.
She muttered one word.
"Shen..."
