THE FOURTH REALM: GREEN — A place for every species

Unlike the previous realms, this one was home to many species: pegasi, dragons, laces, fugaíns, and creatures she didn’t yet know. Each group kept apart from the others, separated by small distances no one seemed willing to cross.

Skyblue approached a few pegasi to ask where she could register. As soon as they saw her, they stopped talking and moved away. Some pretended not to have heard her; others looked at her as though she had arrived in the wrong body.

It reminded her of the adults in her village. At least they had been a little more subtle about it.

The dragon was about to leave when a little pegasus called out to her:

“Find someone of your own species to help you!”

She said it as matter-of-factly as someone giving directions. Skyblue thanked her, though she wasn’t yet sure what to do with the advice.

She went on walking. She had to pay attention to her breathing to keep warm, watch where she put her paws, and find a place no one seemed willing to tell her about. By nightfall, she still hadn’t found the registration office. She decided to try again in the morning.