Jackson County

Irade

June 18, 6:22pm BT – 4:22 pm UT, On The Border Of Kashgar And Hotan Prefecture, China

The sun burned itself into the sky, its reign of heat oppressing the vast, orange land formations below. Lizards and snakes stayed still under the raging sun, waiting.

Irade, too, was waiting. She and Käwsär sat cross-legged in the shadow of a large rock formation, breathing slowly.

"That's it," said Black Wind in human form, pacing in front of them. "Focus on the Sea."

Apparently, the heat was too much for him regular form. In order to keep cool, he switched to his human form, and simply ditched the fur shawl. Irade had at first been quite distracted by Black Wind's solid, muscular physique, but that had quickly been forgotten as Black Wind began barking at her about focusing on the flow of magic and whatever.

Which lead to her sitting here, in the blistering heat, right beside Käwsär.

Breathe in...and out.

In...and out.

In...out.