Epona doesn't have a very happy backstory. She's a faerie without wings or a voice, though she was certainly born with both. After the events that shaped her life, she realized she could make the decision to stay afraid and helpless forever, or become the kind of warrior she wished had been there to save her.

Great fires start from tiny embers.

Watercolor and white gouache on cold-press paper, 8 X 11.5 inches