Envisaged Soul

A Steady Rock, a Lost Soul and a Long Journey She opened her eyes at that time of the day and it was still unusually bright. Everything that happened, just before those eyes were shut, was far behind, lost and gone, but not forgotten. What was present was that very moment. She could feel the presence of the four elements. The water that was flowing over her feet. The wind that was blowing on her face. The earth that she took rest upon and the sun that was shining bright above. She was far, far away from home, alone but not lonely, on a new journey, a foreign land, surrounded by people that spoke a different tongue, and saw things very different from what she was used to. In that unfamiliar territory, the elements were the only things that felt familiar to her, everything else mostly unknown. She could make herself acquainted to her surroundings, if she sought to. She was tempted to divulge in a dip and swim away into the horizon of that lake, but she chose not to. This day had a

"Not all those who wander are lost; not all that is over is past" ~ John Ronald Reuel Tolkien Saying ‘goodbye’ is never easy for the young warrior, but she knew it was sometimes more important than saying‘hello’. Her life would not be lived until all of the unwritten stories of her book were ventured and in its own way calibrated to completeness. In order for her to arrive to that satisfaction of a new story, she had to move on from comfort and explore the changes all around her, else it was not worth a story at all. It was time to bid farewell to the Knight, for his teachings with the Warrior were done. She could see a 'goodbye' from various perspectives. Did it mean that their stories would never coincide? Or did it mean that their stories would take different turns? Or could it possibly be that there could be new stories played with different characters in the future? The Warrior was no longer just a warrior, and yet, not a knight. She was now baptized by