[private] It's A New Dawn[Amen]

[EkstaCee]

I watch the curtains of his eyes convulse from the nightmares I do not witness.  Warmth and softness are all I currently know of this world, so the horrors that awaken my father abruptly are lost to me.

With large soft eyes I peer up at the great winged stallion as he stretches.  Mimicking the behavior my long back arches then dips, outstretching my legs and claws in unison.  Lifting my body off the rocky surface takes some effort, I find.  Up until now I have only remained in one cramped position.  But with practice I find strength coming to me.

His warm tongue on my tufts of mane has me squeal with joy and I find myself leaping forward.  All four limbs leave and return to the cavern floor in one swift motion.  I pause, now watching him walk from their nest site with a four-beat rhythm of individual steps.  My long ears tilt in thought and soon follows my pearl-colored head.  

With a glance at my paws, I lift them individually this time, examining their strangeness.  Again, I mimic my father and begin placing my feet along the ground in a similar fashion.

I waddle towards him, my tasseled tail dragging behind me as I draw myself from the shelter and into the dawn.  He asks of me a question, but I simply smile, unsure of how to respond.

For having only known darkness up until this point, the light should be blinding, it is anything but.  My teal eyes blink in wonder at all the vivid colors and unique lines of this new world.  

Continuing to waddle behind I find that I was lagging behind too much to my liking.  The grasses began to grow too tall for me to see his figure, so I stop, raising up on hind hunches and extending myself above the greenery.  My furred ears twist, finding the sound of my father before I am high enough to see him.  Now on tippy toes I spot him and launch myself in his direction.  I continue the leaping stride through the vegetation until we arrive at the lake.  That was a much faster way to travel, I think.

Now settling at the water's edge, I peer into the reflective surface.  The creature that stares back at my catches me by surprise, sending me tumbling backwards.  My nose wrinkles as I look to my father to gauge his concern over the stranger in the water.  "Who is that father?"  My voice soft with concern.

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