THE FIFTH REALM: TURQUOISE — Words take shape

The Turquoise Realm welcomed her with a silence unlike any she had known.

It wasn’t an absence of life. Creatures of the air, rather like birds, moved among the branches. There was water, there were leaves, and there was a gentle breeze. Yet everything seemed to leave room for listening.

“Hello. How are you?”

The voice came wrapped in a melody so gentle that Skyblue felt each word settle in her heart. Then the silence returned, and the welcome went on cradling her from within.

“Hello, everyone. I’m so happy to be here.”

As she spoke, she saw luminous shapes emerge from her mouth. They opened in the air and disappeared, leaving a feeling of joy behind.

Skyblue stopped.

She looked up at the sky, where a small cloud was drifting by, and decided to try something.

“It looks like rain.”

Drops of water came out of her mouth. A moment later they were falling on the grass and the tip of her snout as well.

“I’d rather have sunshine,” she whispered.

A ball of light appeared and rose among the branches. The rain stopped.

‘You can’t say bad things here,’ she thought in amazement.

The creatures of the air laughed, and their laughter tickled her.