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Leaning forward, the scent of wood smoke rising off the fire, Aydyn had only to wait a short moment before the heated insides of the wood burst into a small sputter of flame. The flame spread quickly, engulfing the small fire in a crackle of red, orange, and blue. Small as it was, it was still a gratifying thing to see and she held her hands towards it, feeling the warmth lick against her palms.
As if summoned, her two alicats climbed their way from the basket, Whimsy nearly knocking Mosaia to the ground as the blue socksey used her sister's head as a launch pad. They spiraled down towards the snow-covered ground, Mosaia flinching and eventually bouncing into Aydyn's lap to avoid the cold dampness. Whimsy, however, had no reservations and she romped in the snow, fluttering upwards and then darting down, dive-bombing invisible prey...all the while remaining close to the fire.
Stroking the red and orange head of Mosaia, Aydyn gazed around her. The night was mostly quiet, riddled with the rustle of bare tree branches decorated with ice and the occasional hoot of a hunting owl. The suns were just setting, the barest hint of color dappling the horizon. She loved sunsets...though she preferred the sunrise above all. She would give anything to simply be able to see every sunrise from now until eternity... A silly wish, and a passing whim...hardly anything she'd push towards reality. After all, who would really wish to live forever? That would be an utter disruption to the cycle of life and that was abhorred above all things.
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