Lost and Found [Billie & Thyme]
@beekeeperofclearwell
Sybil had absolute fate in Jiji. Jiji never steered her wrong in all their time together. He was a loyal and trustworthy companion, after all. A dog with a keen sense of the world around them. And like any animal, he knew his way home.
But that didn’t mean Sybil did. Sybil had no idea where they were or which way was home. But she wasn’t particularly bothered by that. She was curious about their new town and all the secrets it held. And, being the new girl and all, since she didn’t have many friends, she had, well, nothing really to do, and she would not stand to be bored in her house all day. Being blind never prevented her from exploring the world as best as she could. Fortunately, she had someone to explore the world at her side.
She could tell a few things, for sure; the air was different where they were. Cooler, for one, and darker; even she could tell it was darker by the way the sunlight no longer warmed her skin. She could fell brief moments of warmth as the sun shone through, as if they were walking under trees and it shined through the branches. The area, from what she could gather, was likely thickly wooded, suggesting they were in a forest, which gave her a rough idea of their location based off of what her family had described to her of Clearwell.
She could even tell they were on some sort of path. It wasn’t hard like the tar on the road, but not quite soft like grass. Dirt, most likely. She kicked little pebbles around with her feet and listened as they bounced away into a softer area - grass, or moss.
All these things she saw without seeing, putting the pieces of the world together before her eyes.
And in the distance, she could hear something. A voice - someone singing? Talking to themselves? There was no other voice around. It was a woman’s voice. She sounded young and sweet. Jiji heard her, too. Or, perhaps he saw her. Yes, he definitely saw her. Sybil could tell by the way he tensed by her side. But it wasn’t a bad kind of tension; he was curious to who this woman was and eager to say hello, as he always was when they ran into friendly people.
The voice grew quiet. Sybil wasn’t quite sure if the woman had seen them, but she supposed she’d announce their arrival, anyway. She certainly didn’t like surprise, and she was sure no one else would appreciate them sneaking up behind them. Not that they were trying to sneak, but Sybil had a way of being very quiet as she engaged herself with the world around her, listening to all that it had to say.
“Hello,” she said as they neared. “Lovely day, hm?”