OOC hiatus

"Am I...blind?" 

She knew she was opening and closing her eyes, but she could see nothing. No light. The ground was hard and chilled her aching body. She could hear nothing. Perhaps it was a dream. After all, she could remember nothing of how she came to be here, laying on what she assumed to be stone. 

She had loved. She had lost. But Lissilana was now given a Path. Though wandering, it did take her, she would follow it. With all she was, and more. She would become more. She would do the work which she was meant to do and do so joyfully. Though it took her from many familiar and beloved faces, she would follow her Path.

The healer of Everslade was seen, closing the gates to the tiny settlement. Her eyes conveyed pain, almost emptiness, and worry, if one could catch a glimpse from beneath her unruly strawberry-blonde hair. No explanation given, she locked the gates. Though some of those who lived in the tiny town may be seen sometimes outside its walls, Ashwyneth, the healer, is not seen ever anymore.

It hurt, leaving those she'd come to know and treasure behind. She'd found acceptance there...warmth. She hadn't, since she could remember, had the ability to open and be herself with anyone. Yet here, she was able to, nearly without reservation. Even the ugliest parts of her were seen, protected...loved. She had found love there. A family.