THE SIXTH REALM: INDIGO — Home goes with you

For a moment, the landscapes of the Blue Planet felt nearer than the oak where she slept. She remembered its paths as one remembers a familiar room in the dark. Holding on to that certainty, she cried until she fell asleep again.

In the morning she opened her eyes and saw the light. It lasted only a few moments. She was about to grow angry when the mist returned, but the memory of her dream stopped her.

‘My family. My true home.’

“All beings are your family,” she heard Helio say. “Including those waiting for you in the dragons’ village.”

Skyblue remembered her mother and father raising their wings to wave goodbye, trying to smile through their sadness.

“I know,” she replied. “But I miss them. I miss them all.”

“You’re not as far away as you think. Your home goes with you.”

Skyblue laid a paw on her chest. Helio’s reply was a warm tickle, almost a laugh.

She took her time over breakfast. Then she greeted the oak and went out to practice.