[private] waking up to ash and dust

[Mazikeen]

The nickname Rick is immediately retracted and the old colt introduces himself instead as Larry. He lists off a bunch of other ‘cool’ names and she nods along, finding particular interest in Never Again Will You Whisper - though it certainly raises questions. Does that mean they’ll be mute or that they’ll just shout everything all the time? She hopes it’s the second one. Larry explains what he’s up to and it’s just lucky that Mazikeen even hears him because she’s too distracted by his coat shifting colours - especially the whole eye thing. That is damn cool. Instead of asking about it, she watches him as he stamps off, rather dramatically - though she’s beginning to suspect he does everything dramatically. “Well that sounds fun, they probably have it coming. Especially the trees.” Her tone dances the line between sarcasm and sincerity, even Mazikeen herself doesn’t even know which side she falls on. Except she does know she’s intrigued by this colour changing colt and maybe if she hangs around she can find out how she can change her colours like that. She hasn’t even figured out how to change her colours when she shifts! She then gets a spark of an idea and she follows along after him. “You need a lieutenant, someone to help.” And, because he showed off his little trick, she shows off hers - and shifts into a white lioness with ink-black paws and those same burning orange eyes. She flicks her tail in this new form before sitting, a smile beginning to form. “You can call me Maze.”

image by Reitro

@[Larrikin]