Peace it is, till the raising of the dawn.
Sunset.
As Keladry of Mindelan looks out over the gates of New Haven, she catches a beautiful sunset. The golden dawn of the sun blends in with the pink and red highlights, and the entire sky looks like something out of a picture. Captured, the lady knight stares, noting each fold in the color, each wrinkle of the sky.
It has been a long day, and she is tired beyond belief. The squabbling of the refugees have reached her ears, and even thinking about the mounds of complaints and reports on her desk gives her headaches. The temptation to slip into the forest, and lose herself in the green forest is great, but the duty to her people is even greater. As the sun slowly sets beyond the trees, and the sky around her darkens, Kel notices that she is slipping into slumber land, and that the shores of sleep are sailing closer.
Keladry savors the time watching the sunset, as she knows that such calmness is rare. As soon as the tip of the sun reaches the trees, and can be seen no more, the commander of New Haven walks off, overcome with a feeling of peace.
A/N: And that's a wrap! August is finished! Please, please, if you have been reading this for the past month and haven't dropped a review, do so now… please?