Page 6 of LeX (Darverius, House of DaR #17)

Chapter Five

RYLIE

The warmth of the sun glistening through the limbs of this brightly colored, yellow tree has me closing my eyes as I lean back against the rough bark of its trunk. Never in all my days could I have imagined such a magical place existed.

Letting the smells and the warmth of the two suns relax me, I open my eyes to gaze at the beauty all around me. Something is whispering in the back of my mind that what I’m seeing is wrong, but it’s so beautiful and peaceful that I don’t care.

The tall purple grass sways back and forth as a light wind rustles through the long branches of the tree I’m sitting under. Bright yellow flowers from the thin limbs covered in them have fallen throughout the day and lay upon the ground all around me.

White fluffy clouds float lazily across a bright green sky, and the colors of the multiple trees and flowers in the area are more beautiful than any painting I have ever seen. I almost wish I had a camera or something to capture this moment in time so that I could reflect upon it again later.

Something touching my hand has me looking down and I can see my fingers moving slowly on their own, but there is nothing else there. Shrugging off the oddness, I lay down on my side and close my eyes, just enjoying the quiet as I rest a little bit longer.