A young girl walked off the skyship, bare feet padding silently across the wooden planks of the skyport. She walked along the walkways, past sprouting branches that grew from the great tree, showing no concern when a branch snagged her dark hair. She dragged a doll along behind her, the doll's tiny porcelain feet bumping against the wooden walkway.
The girl left the skyport behind, showing no sign of interest in the people around her. Travelers boarding the ships. Boring. Astronomers studying the skies. Boring. Birds singing on the tree branches? Very boring.
Her bare feet soon led her to the observatory, where couples gathered together to watch the stars in hopes of spotting a Star Whale overhead. Others studied the stars, searching for signs of the gods or hints to the changing seasons.
Boring.
People moved around the girl as she walked, stepping aside to let her pass. She continued on, dragging her doll along behind her. The doll's glassy black eyes stared out from its porcelain face. Watching the passerby. Watching. Waiting.
The girl stopped in the center of the observatory. She glanced around, studying the people gathered around. So many people, so quiet, so peaceful.
Peaceful was boring. Maybe one of them would want to play.
The girl left the skyport behind, showing no sign of interest in the people around her. Travelers boarding the ships. Boring. Astronomers studying the skies. Boring. Birds singing on the tree branches? Very boring.
Her bare feet soon led her to the observatory, where couples gathered together to watch the stars in hopes of spotting a Star Whale overhead. Others studied the stars, searching for signs of the gods or hints to the changing seasons.
Boring.
People moved around the girl as she walked, stepping aside to let her pass. She continued on, dragging her doll along behind her. The doll's glassy black eyes stared out from its porcelain face. Watching the passerby. Watching. Waiting.
The girl stopped in the center of the observatory. She glanced around, studying the people gathered around. So many people, so quiet, so peaceful.
Peaceful was boring. Maybe one of them would want to play.
