Quanil had one important reason to be here today. A Reason, a good one, even, and that was rare for them (if you asked their parents, anyway). They were not goofing off, they were not slacking on their Loreseeker duties. They'd gotten a good start at copying one of the books they'd been given.
The fact that it was a beautiful day in LongHeat and the glade was shady and cool and lovely was irrelevant. They weren't here for that. They were looking for someone. Someone with the same color hair as theirs, but different eyes, and Mom's nose instead of Dad's. Someone definitely female to Quanil's less obvious gender markers. Someone just a year younger. Someone lost, and hopefully soon found.
That was the Reason.
But it was a beautiful day in LongHeat.
The glade was shady and cool and lovely.
And if Quanil was taking some extra time about their task, surely that was just their being Extra Careful and not because it was nice here and they wanted to stay a little longer. They loved books, loved being surrounded by them and having access to them, but sometimes a body just needed to be out of doors.
The fact that it was a beautiful day in LongHeat and the glade was shady and cool and lovely was irrelevant. They weren't here for that. They were looking for someone. Someone with the same color hair as theirs, but different eyes, and Mom's nose instead of Dad's. Someone definitely female to Quanil's less obvious gender markers. Someone just a year younger. Someone lost, and hopefully soon found.
That was the Reason.
But it was a beautiful day in LongHeat.
The glade was shady and cool and lovely.
And if Quanil was taking some extra time about their task, surely that was just their being Extra Careful and not because it was nice here and they wanted to stay a little longer. They loved books, loved being surrounded by them and having access to them, but sometimes a body just needed to be out of doors.
