Khrisma clicked her heels as she walked down the path, giant evergreens looming over her and casting deep shadows the further she walked, but she did not seem fazed or nervous at all. And in fact, she wasn't - her disposition was generally cheerful, her innocence lending itself well to lightening her mood again quickly anytime something scary or upsetting happened. Her memory for everything was short, and literally not being able to hold onto the bad things meant that she still held a childlike joy in her heart, and always would. It also meant she rarely learned her lesson about any mistake, but she often made up for it by being sincere in apologies and trying so hard to make up for transgressions.
The forest grew thicker and thicker around her as she traveled deeper and the smell of the loamy earth beneath her hooves mixed with the sharp brightness of pine needles made her giddy and contented. The only place she felt more at home than a lush forest was climbing steep rocky outcroppings with a chilly breeze that smelled like frost blowing around her. But winter was coming and it was so much more fun in a forest - the snow got deeper and it was warmer beneath the trees, everything more insulated and cozy. Her most favorite time of year, by far! She didn't know exactly where in this forest she would decide to spend her winter but she was sure somewhere would be perfectly suitable as long as she kept searching. [254 wds]
