Rosabel

She awoke on sandy shores. Again, she thought. But the sun shone brighter, the sand was warmer. More comforting. Memories of the land she once wandered, on a quest for salvation, swam endlessly through her mind. She remembered the pestilent beasts and forgotten gods she cut down, one after another; the palace in the void, heavenly white yet flipped upon itself. Wondering where this quest was taking her. If it was even worth it anymore.

Now, she found herself on the beaches of a new land, one she'd never seen. A more inviting one, for sure. She wondered what she might see here, and how far from home she was. But most of all, she hoped that she might find the sanctuary she'd been so desperate for.

She stood up, brushed the sand off her dress, and took her first steps on her next adventure.