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The land lies beneath the gentle gaze of a high and quiet pressure, and warm air, like a golden breath from the south, wraps itself around hill and valley. Overhead, there hangs a veil of dust, fine as flour from a faun’s pantry, drifting now and again through the sky, and it shall linger, they say, until Sunday.
Today, the heavens are not entirely clear. Great billows of cloud, tall and pale as castle towers, shall pass across the sky from time to time. In the high places, where the mountains touch the edge of the world, one might spy a solitary rainshower falling like a silver ribbon from the clouds. The winds, never quite making up their minds, will play about in every direction at first, no stronger than the breath of a talking mouse, but later they’ll grow bolder, turning southwest and then northwest, enough to rustle the leaves and send a sailing ship gently onward. The sea, too, will remain in a tranquil mood, sometimes still, sometimes a little stirred. As for the warmth, it will be most felt in the heart of the land, where the sun shall shine down with the strength of summer itself, bringing the day to a sweltering 33 degrees. Along the shores, the air shall be cooler, and in the high mountains cooler still, though still more like June than May.
Come nightfall, the sky will grow serene, and the stars will blink down as if pleased. The winds will quieten to soft whispers from the north and east, barely enough to ripple a wizard’s cloak. The sea shall keep its gentle rhythm. Temperatures will drop, cool enough in the valleys and highlands to call for a blanket, or at least a warm story by the fire.
On Saturday, cloud-ships will sail across the upper air once more. Then on Sunday, the quiet may break, for in the mountains, at least, there may come sudden showers or even a bold thunderstorm, like a lion’s roar from the sky. But do not be alarmed, for by Monday, all shall be calm and fair again.
And the warmth? It will rise a little on Saturday, hold its ground on Sunday, and take a slight bow on Monday. Still, through it all, the air shall remain warmer than is its custom for this time of year, almost as if summer is peeking around the corner, waiting for her cue.
