Into the Golden Oasis

LeviathansQuill

Language: English

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Publisher: archiveofourown.org

Published: Oct 19, 2022

Words: 4455
Grade: 5
Pages: 20
Readability: 89.12

Description:

He didn’t know how long it took, but when the oasis finally showed itself to him, he froze in his tracks.

The water glistened a soft blue, reflecting the sun and shimmering as a stark contrast to the desert around them. Trees bearing ripe ajilenakh nuts hung their fanning leaves over the water, rooted in soft greens that tickled the water’s edge. Cacti decorated with plump and plentiful redcrest fruit grew nearby, vibrant and begging to be picked.

And atop a rock, dressed in green and white flowing robes which had been cut and altered, sat a woman, a redcrest in her gentle hands that she lifted to her soft lips. She was just as beautiful as the day Jebrael had first met her, though something about her now almost seemed more radiant against the backdrop of the oasis.