Wishbone collects her weapon from the ground and Mazikeen is grateful she does - though she doesn’t understand the power that enables the other mare to wield it, depending on what steps out of the woods and faces them. She likes the other mare, she’s quickly deciding. There’s a thrill to be standing next to someone who seems just as bold as she is, facing an unknown danger.
Mazikeen sees blue and her heart picks up for a moment when she thinks it’s Gale - she hadn’t been expecting to see him so soon after her day on Islandres. Her fire aura flickers a little in her surprise and she tightens her grip on it just as she's trying to get a grip on herself. Of course, she was obviously going to have to kill him now for scaring her and Wishbone so bad. But the shadow-strewn figure continues to step out and she sees that the blue does not extend past the head and oh! It is Barrow! There's something off about him, but she brushes it off as the contrast between the firelight and the immense darkness around them. The warmth that had been pooling in her stomach changes and she feels herself relax. She’s already smiling, opening her mouth to tell him off in the kindest possible way, when the mare next to her snarls out words that shock Mazikeen to her core.
Did she just say that about Barrow? Turns-into-a-puppy Barrow?
A horrified roar escapes her when the tusk moves through the air towards Barrow’s throat and in a fluid movement, Mazikeen is the bear she had pictured moments ago - bristling with white fur as she tries to bat the tusk away and push herself between Wishbone and her friend.
Her eyes are blazing as they focus on the mare - fury radiating from her. The words Wishbone says are incredibly confusing and she does not waste time in pointing that out in a blunt fashion. “What the fuck are you talking about? He wouldn’t hurt anyone.” Mazikeen knew that death didn’t always stick here in Beqanna but this wasn’t making any sense. She’s not about to stand back and volley questions, however - not after Wishbone just threatened her oldest friend. “You're obviously crazy so I’ll give you one warning. If you touch him, I’ll kill you.”
In the heat of the moment, Mazikeen believes she would - she'd do anything to protect her friends.
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