As we were, so perfect, so happy.
They'll remember only our smiles 'cause that's all they've seen.
The boy was so happy! He had been wandering in the woods near the Falls when he had found the three squirmy things resting in the dirt. He had only been able to save one of them but oh boy! Wouldn't momma and poppa be so proud of him when they saw the little orange lizard following him! His new friend, Lumier, followed him everywhere, and it was great! Finally Khalis felt like he wasn't being ignored. Momma was always so busy especially with all of the big smelly women that had come crashing into the Falls, and poppa played with him sometimes but not lately. He had heard he had a sister who was older than him, but he hadn't seen her yet. The sabino boy shook his short mane and kept looking for bugs to feed his Lumier. Whenever Khalis gave the lizard bugs the flame at the end of it's tail seemed to grow brighter like he was happy, and that made Khalis happy.
He is so distracted lifting up rocks and dead stumps that he doesn't notice the strange stallion until he hears a new voice. Dropping the log he had lifted, Khalis jumps around to face the stranger. The stallion is all white with odd red eyes. Khalis had never seen anything like it. He is enthralled, so much so that he doesn't notice Lumier bristling and taking a defensive stance. The little black colt can't help but puff out his chest and feel proud that he was who this handsome and charming stranger was looking for. And clearly, if the stranger had made it this far into the borders, than he couldn't be bad could he.
"Oh! I do like games!" The boy exclaimed, joy shining in his innocent, brown eyes. "Lumier and I would be happy to help you!" Once more the colt puffed out his chest proudly, "My name is Khalis. Where are we going?"
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