THE SEVENTH REALM: AMETHYST — The blue of her reflection

She found a stream and went over to bathe. For a moment she wondered whether the water had already been there or whether her wish had brought it into being.

“Enjoy your bath,” Helio told her. “There’ll be time for questions.”

Before going in, Skyblue looked at her reflection. Almost her whole body was covered in iridescent blue scales. She turned slowly, marveling, then entered the water.

The undines played among her paws. Skyblue felt the current against her back and the movement of her wings below the surface until she could no longer tell where her body ended and the river began. She stayed there for a while. Then she thanked the undines and let the sun dry her.