11-28-2018, 09:05 AM
Spring had done little to lessen the bitter cold, especially towards the northern side of the isle. Every long step she took was accompanied by the crunch of snow beneath, and the rapid beats of smaller hooves breaking through the snow's glazed crust. She watched them with a bemused smile, as their slender legs worked diligently to fight against the dredge of eternal winter. It didn't stop them from running and romping however, and every now and again she would firmly remind them to mind where they stepped and to stay close. The day had finally come, as she knew it would, when she would recognize her own curiosity mirrored in their small faces and so with an exasperated sigh, she'd readied them for a trek to the opposite side of the island. There was word of a lake there, and the notion of seeing water not held in the breadth of the sea was exciting business. Truthfully, she would rather they not go at all just yet, but they needed to gain strength if they were ever going to make it to Nerine one day.
The spotted mare hadn't seen the drop off, nor did she see the small body tucked by a drifted bank along the water. Leilan’s familiar form was the only thing she saw against the watery backdrop, preoccupied with freezing the surface over for one reason or another. Oisin, their little chocolate framed and golden haired eldest, bolted to his side immediately. Smiling, she looked to her father, obviously proud of having survived the long journey there. And she’s nearly about to say just that until she finds the winged boy nearby, followed shortly thereafter by boldly sticking her dark nose into the boy's soaked side with an abrasive shove. "Mama, I found something! she yelled, making her mother inadvertently jump with a start at the sudden shout. Making sure Eurwen was still nearby and safe, Breckin moved towards where the other filly stood guard near her father. The boy appeared young, perhaps near the same age as the girls, and drenched to the bone. Raising her head, to glance around she wondered if his mother would be back or where she had gone. Dark eyes glanced questioningly to Leilan before she dropped her gaze and sighed, moving to lay and curl herself around the small, cold body to shield him against the worst of the unforgiving temperature. Ultimately her unspoken questions didn’t matter right now; It wouldn't do to leave him there shivering and defenseless.
"Oisin, Eurwen, stay close." She said quietly to the gilded twins before turning her face down towards the painted colt. "My name is Breckin, I'll help to keep you warm if that is okay with you? What is your name?"
Oisin stood vigil nearby, her small face contorting into bewildered confusion, blinking rapidly between her sister, father, mother, and the unknown colt. "Are lakes where babies come from?"
@[Leilan] @[toli] @idk who else I should tag
The spotted mare hadn't seen the drop off, nor did she see the small body tucked by a drifted bank along the water. Leilan’s familiar form was the only thing she saw against the watery backdrop, preoccupied with freezing the surface over for one reason or another. Oisin, their little chocolate framed and golden haired eldest, bolted to his side immediately. Smiling, she looked to her father, obviously proud of having survived the long journey there. And she’s nearly about to say just that until she finds the winged boy nearby, followed shortly thereafter by boldly sticking her dark nose into the boy's soaked side with an abrasive shove. "Mama, I found something! she yelled, making her mother inadvertently jump with a start at the sudden shout. Making sure Eurwen was still nearby and safe, Breckin moved towards where the other filly stood guard near her father. The boy appeared young, perhaps near the same age as the girls, and drenched to the bone. Raising her head, to glance around she wondered if his mother would be back or where she had gone. Dark eyes glanced questioningly to Leilan before she dropped her gaze and sighed, moving to lay and curl herself around the small, cold body to shield him against the worst of the unforgiving temperature. Ultimately her unspoken questions didn’t matter right now; It wouldn't do to leave him there shivering and defenseless.
"Oisin, Eurwen, stay close." She said quietly to the gilded twins before turning her face down towards the painted colt. "My name is Breckin, I'll help to keep you warm if that is okay with you? What is your name?"
Oisin stood vigil nearby, her small face contorting into bewildered confusion, blinking rapidly between her sister, father, mother, and the unknown colt. "Are lakes where babies come from?"
@[Leilan] @[toli] @idk who else I should tag