Holly-Ashes

"Here you are, Vivi. What are you doing?"Vivi turned to look at Dagger. He was sitting on the large parapet of stone that enclosed the upper terrace of Conde Petit, his short legs swaying in the void. The young princess leaned her elbows on the parapet and looked out at the desert landscape that surrounded the city, the dry, warm breeze blowing her dark bangs."I-I’m looking at the sun,” Vivi answered, averting his eyes from the girl and fixing them on the star that dominated the terse, deep blue sky. It was the most perfect circle that could be found in nature. It was also the purest white that Vivi had ever seen. Humans didn’t seem to be ...