L'exilée

In a wandering life that carries her across continents, the narrator pauses one night at a mysterious castle hidden deep within an ancient forest. The distant, mournful toll of military trumpets drifts through the trees, stirring vivid recollections of forgotten places and people. These sounds become a portal, leading her into a dimly lit boudoir where stone walls and heavy draperies frame a world suspended between grandeur and shadow.

There she meets a queen‑like fairy, draped in a white, silvery‑threaded robe that catches the faint light like frost on a winter sea. She sits before an easel, painting Byzantine‑style illuminations in gold, while her serene smile and luminous, almost white hair suggest an ageless, northern grace. The encounter, rendered in lyrical detail, invites listeners to share the narrator’s sense of exile and wonder, as the music and the enchanted surroundings awaken the imagination.