04-15-2020, 10:09 PM
i feel
a bad moon rising
a bad moon rising
Noah brightens at the mention of Noma, and Lepis knows it was the right question to ask. The topic of children is often an easy one, and while Lepis is a mother many times over and has long experience all of the joys, she is glad to see that her friend finds it enjoyable as well. The roan confirms what Tickaani has said, adding that the herdmaster that the blue mare had mentioned was her cousin. Lepis is glad that the red mare has company here, glad that she is no longer alone. Noah had never seemed lonely, of course, but it had never set well with the dun mare that her friend had been left behind when the Plague had ended. This place had been her home before the sickness had struck though, and Lepis had contented herself with the knowledge that at least Noah was not too far away.
But then had come Taiga, and a year had slipped away, and then another.
It’s better now, Lepis thinks. They are neighbors once more, as they should be.
"I’m happy for you," she tells the roan mare with a fond smile.
At Noah’s scrutiny, the smile does fade somewhat. It is only fair the question is turned about, Lepis knows, but she is still grateful that she can be truthful.
"Better than I have been," she admits. Had she known Noah less time, cared less about her, that might have been the end of it. Yet as Lepis’ gray gaze turns to the endless sea of grass along the horizon, it is clear there is more she means to say. "I moved back to Loess last year," she says, hoping that the roan will hear what she doesn’t say aloud – that just she has returned to Loess. "and I took over when Castile lost his mind and razed a northern territory to the ground as a dragon." That last comes out far easier than the first admission has, and she even manages to raise a single brow as she turns her attention back to Noah, waiting for a response.
@[Noah]
But then had come Taiga, and a year had slipped away, and then another.
It’s better now, Lepis thinks. They are neighbors once more, as they should be.
"I’m happy for you," she tells the roan mare with a fond smile.
At Noah’s scrutiny, the smile does fade somewhat. It is only fair the question is turned about, Lepis knows, but she is still grateful that she can be truthful.
"Better than I have been," she admits. Had she known Noah less time, cared less about her, that might have been the end of it. Yet as Lepis’ gray gaze turns to the endless sea of grass along the horizon, it is clear there is more she means to say. "I moved back to Loess last year," she says, hoping that the roan will hear what she doesn’t say aloud – that just she has returned to Loess. "and I took over when Castile lost his mind and razed a northern territory to the ground as a dragon." That last comes out far easier than the first admission has, and she even manages to raise a single brow as she turns her attention back to Noah, waiting for a response.
@[Noah]
