Sound blinked, slowly opening her eyes and allowing herself a moment for her vision to adjust to the bright light shining down on her. She had a bad feeling, like something had gone wrong. Wasn't she supposed to be on vacation with her friends at the beach? Why were there giant trees? And why didn't she recognize any of them? Rolling so that her bulky equine lower half was sitting up, she examined her surroundings. This was definitely not the beach. All around her was thick foliage and...

On this particularly breezy summer day, Ilios was on his way into the meadow adjacent to the woods that housed his village. He was barely paying attention to where he was going, as he had been there a hundred times. This time, however, was special. This time, he was going to pick the most magnificent flowers he could find to present them to his sister. She had just given to a beautiful baby girl a week prior. Ilios had been too caught up with work, otherwise he would have had a bouquet ready ...