HALCYON DAYS
A Word of the Day Ficlet
By Kysra
Melvin is eight years old when Raven brings her to the mountains and there she stays until her teens. It is not an ideal place to grow up - the only female among a community of men; but she makes due because she understands all too well why she is there, why she must stay, and why she will never truly be free of some form of surveillance.
Still, though she's not rigid or stubborn, she does not adapt well nonetheless; and there are many moments of tension and contention between herself and the monks, herself and her brothers. It does not bitter the experience overall nor sour her relationships with any of them.
And when she leaves for school in the city, she finds herself homesick for meditation and prayer and chores and gardening. She misses the fresh smell of green grass and the clean air and echoing silence. Her heart is there, she thinks, because her brothers are there; but also because she was accepted there when even her parents would not.
Word: Saxicolous
Author's note: Written a LOOOONNNNGGGG time ago. Not edited.