The anonymous, left behind.
Is it possible to grieve for something you’ve never met?
Scrawled across the water were worn slabs of agate. They accompanied the lone frostbitten serpent in the water, breaking the waves. Where pieces of it had eroded were brilliant stripes of the laced geode; the essence of what trapped it in place.
Aizia watched from the shore. Though content to have found her way here, staring too long at the colossal creature only served to blur her eyes and bring that familiar sting of tears threatening to fall.
A worldbuilding exploration inspired by both raw and polished agate, this was also a collaboration a lovely group of artists based on the theme of Gems!
2021
