An acidic tang hung on the warm dry air, coating her tongue and souring her words, keeping unnecessary conversations to a minimum. The silence suited Ayda though allowing her to stretch her senses as close to the horizon as possible knowing that the constant wind would distort sound and the fading light alter her depth perception. Still she waited, poised, at the edge of a decision. If going had been hard then returning would be nearly impossible.
“To the East,” she said moving forward in long steady strides. They called her Ayda for a reason… nearly would be good enough.
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