Archam stood in the center of the cobblestone, at the lip of the creek. He had just returned from a border patrol in the Kingdom and Sirana was often on his mind. She was growing closer to being of age, and he had to tel her of his decision promising her to Phaedrus when she was two years old. He silently gazed around the herd lands, they were quiet this morning as most of the equines were still asleep. Although his daughter was very energetic and he hoped that she would be awake, hopeful that she would not hold the grudge against him.

He gave a snort, stepping his left foot forward he took in a deep breath and let a whinny escape his maw. He did not expect many to hear him as they should still be sleeping, or off doing there own tasks. He had hope that his amber daughter would appear before him, and he would have the unfortunate task of telling her he decided on her future. The deal was done, and there was no turning back, she would have to live with his decision and make the best of it. His gaze fell to the water, watching as the fish that swam in the creek disturbed the water. Its own ecosystem that lived down there, hopeful that Sirana could make a future for herself out of his offerings with Phaedrus.

Archam stood in what could be his last moments of peace, his daughter could run away, or she could accept her fate. Although it was not one of his best moves, Archam does not regret his decision, it bettered the herd. Sirana would have had to leave eventually, this way she can start her own life with a little push from Archam.

Sure enough the amber filly appeared with a smile, and he returned one of his own. She was almost mature and grew to be beautiful like her mother. It was nice to watch her coat change from a dark amber to the beautiful light with tic roan markings like his own. He extended his neck to nuzzle the fillies shoulder, before he told her the news and most likely upsetting her. Good Morning Sirana, I have some news to share with you.

He took a deep breath, taking a moment to collect his thoughts, figuring out exactly how to share the news with his daughter. It pained him to tell her, but she needed to know. Sirana, I do not know if you remember the blue mare when you were younger, she came to the cobblestone for a while but was than released. I stole the mare from her lead stallion, he obviously grew angry with me. the pain was familiar, he had just lost Morigan in a battle, it hurt him to think about the loss, he vowed to protect these mares and he couldn't. Shaking his own thoughts out of his head he continued I imagined he would attack the herd soon enough as I was promised there first born daughter in return for her release. I offered an alliance with Phaedrus. He looked off slightly pausing You will go to Phaedrus' herd next year, you will also be apart of Dales Kingdom. They are a quiet kingdom and I think you will get along well with the members. He stepped back  gazing at her, His voice was more stern basically giving her a demand. She would obey, and she would go to Phaedrus' herd lands.

His heart broke as he watched her go from an excited young filly to heartbroken and betrayed. It was almost as if he trade her innocence, but he believed Phaedrus wasn't a terrible guy and he wouldn't force Sirana to do anything she didn't want. Just as he wouldn't force his daughter to do anything she didn't want.

Sirana questioned him in disbelief as to why it was he did what he did, he wanted to look away but he stood his ground. His gaze looked for hers ears slightly lowering back It was for the greater good of the herd he said following up with a snort. It was bad enough Chemdog was always on his ass, the last thing he needed was Phaedrus to be an enemy, making an alliance was his best option. His eyes narrowed as she asked if he told Anahi about his decision I just recently told her. There was no need for Sirana to be mad at both her parents, he gave a white lie of when he told Anahi about the alliance. It's not that they were ganging up against her, Anahi really did not have much to say about the trade off. Sirana was promised to another kingdom, and she would leave regardless of anyone's feelings. I think you will truly enjoy the Dale he offered in hopes to ease her mind, the kingdom was quiet and generally nice. 

He gazed at his daughter who grew angrier with every passing moment, the more time she had to think about the situation the more angry she became. He gave a snort holding his bearing, it was hard to be a lead stallion and unfortunately making these decisions was part of the task. He knew that Sirana was strong and she would be able to defend herself should Phaedrus be unkind to her. He knew she would enjoy the Dale, they were a quiet kingdom and they held powers similar to the Falls. The kingdoms also had an alliance with each other, Anahi and Sirana should have no issues meeting with each other in the Dale.

He pushed the thoughts from his head to focus on Sirana who was now yelling at him, his ears layed on his head showing his displeasure with her tone. His daughter reared before him turning and running off, he was never one to deal with upsets and he considered following her but decided on letting her cool off. His head flicked to the left as he heard a whinny followed by Anahi appearing from her hidden place. He gave a sigh and his body relaxed, she heard the conversation. They both knew Sirana would not take it well, but the filly needed to accept her fate, she would be going to the Dale. He moved closer to Anahi and rubbed his head against her shoulder She will have to get over it slight irritation lingered in his tone. He looked down to Eiria who appeared out of hiding, lowering his head to the filly he gave a smile and nuzzled her at the base of her neck. Hello Eiria he spoke softly to the filly who was growing bigger every time he saw her.

Archam quickly glanced at Anahi, he could feel her pain without her saying anything. He knew she was upset with him, but the decision had been made, he did not exile the foal and she was still free to visit her. It is always hard to let your first born off on there own life, but she would have ventured out at some point; this way it secured safety for the herd.

He smiled at Eiria who was happy, whinnying and jumping with joy, the innocence a foal holds is enough to bring joy to any equines life. He couldn't remain bothered when looking at the young filly, although his face matched hers when she grew worried asking why Sirana was upset. He gave a sigh lifting his head to gaze into the sky for a few moments. Returning his gaze to Eiria he spoke Because Sirana will be leaving the herd next year and she is not to happy about it. Although it is nothing you have to worry about he smiled trying to cheer the filly up. He reached down and gently nipped the back of her shoulder before jolting to the right and prancing off, looking behind him to see if the filly could keep up.