Besides Emelia he had little time for the others. She was his light, his North star. He would do anything for his beauty. As for the rest of his brothers, well, he was not entirely sure if he cared enough or not yet. The long idle days with Em were great for his soul, for hers. They cured his aching heart and restless spirit. Being with her was coming home. So when he did wander away, he would shift or take to the high north with it's battering winds and snow no matter how hot the summer was.
Today he was in fox form, scurrying as he learned what he could from where he could. He tried to stay up in the politics of it all, but so much had happened while he was gone that he couldn't make heads or tail of most of it. He suspected it was the same as it always had been. Kings and Queens come and go, he was living proof of that.
Others rarely seemed to think that an animal was anything more than another animal, which was stupid. With the magic running rampart in the lands of Beqanna, he was always wondering if that gull or that wolf or bear or something were other horses of Beqanna spying on the kingdoms.
He shifts back into his horse form, his breath releasing in a cloud of white as he sighs and looks at the place he called home. The morning was getting chilly, more so every day and his coat was growing in thick hiding his scars for becoming a brother and then being a king. The only ones still prominent were the claw marks over his eyes and they wrinkled when he turned and narrowed his eyes at the intruder.
Well, the stallion intruding on his quiet time. Ianto seems to have become some what a crochety old man. His ears perk and his body shifts around so his neck isn't craned at an awkward angle the whole conversation. And Ianto knows the name but to finally put a face to it eased his conscience a little bit. A small smile curls his lips. "Indeed."
His voice was no longer rough from disuse. "Well Offspring, it is nice to finally put a name to a face. I had no idea you'd be so....towering." At 17 hands Ianto wasn't a tiny thing, so for Ianto to still have to look up a little made him amused. "What can I do for you Brother?" And while he might not be King any longer, he could still play the Kingdom game. Perhaps even this conversation with Offspring would help jump start his enthusiasm.
Ianto
Nothing burns like the cold.