The night air was chill, a pale mist concealing the face of the mountains not far off. It was impossible to see far, the trees and the fog blending until everything was greyscale and blurred, even in the full moonlight. Still, it was not frightening. It was not uncomfortable.
This was home. Almost.
Barely a sound broke the stillness except for the occasional nocturnal bird in the branches above. The lone figure walked confidently, despite being nearly blind in these surroundings. They knew the way–they’d followed this path a dozen times in half-remembered dreams and fantasies. There was something so real about it in this moment, though.
Perhaps it was the goosebumps on the backs of their arms or the cold, humid air sinking into their skin. Or the dirt under their bare feet. Or the way they felt their gut fairly humming with the thrill of anticipation, though what they anticipated exactly, they didn’t know.
But something important.
They were surprised when they broke through the treeline. It had seemed that the forest could go on forever, that it did go on forever, and it had simply decided to spit them out at once.
The forest and the cold were soon forgotten.
Some small distance down the hill and across, there were lights filtering through the mist. One step onto the grass, soft and damp under their feet, and the mist was dispelled as though by magiq. Here, there were no illusions. No need to hide.
They’d been here hundreds of times, and it had not been a dream.
Home.
[This is a topic discussed as part of a mixed-Guild thread in the All-Guild Hall, however, I felt it was prudent to move the discussion about Guild Houses to the individual Guild discussion threads, as ideas were getting lost and difficult to sort through.
What is the Ebenguard Guild Home called? There are several suggestions. What does it look like? What features, magiqal and non-magiqal, does it have? What special purposes, in addition to housing the Ebenguardians, does it serve, if any?
Discuss.]
