say you'll remember me; any

[maeko]

maeko;

say you'll see me again, even if it's just in your
W I L D E S T D R E A M S...

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Needless to say, she was startled as she had been approached rather quickly and without what seemed to be any measure of hesitation by the stallion. Her face reflected her surprise, eyes slightly wider and simply trying to catch up with what was happening. So he was one of those in her audience, she gathered that much; her past experiences told her that he was coming over to mock her, tease her or merely thank her for the laugh. She was used to the teasing, she’d been subjected to it enough in the harem she’d been born into. So at first, her guard was up expecting such tomfoolery. But no no, it was not what she’d expected at all. He instead was helping her, giving her a lesson in dealing with this terrain.

’You can’t do it that way...you have to really mean it.’ Her ears perked, that bewildered look upon her face softening just a tad as her focus shifted a bit to what was happening before her eyes. She watched his forehoof slam down hard onto the solid lake water, the intent much more clear than her ill thought out attempt to get herself a drink of fresh water. She was quite pleased to see the ice falter and splinter around his hoof, breaking through the layer and exposing the chilly water below for her to sip from finally. Her jaw was slightly slack, actually a bit impressed at the stranger’s strength and willingness to help. He did not know her, so why help? He was not obligated to do so (though she was quite thankful!) and it was obvious that she was not used to the hospitality. Out in the wilds for so long by herself was to blame for that.

"Thank you," she started to say, approaching him slowly. "I thought I’d hit it pretty hard, maybe my angle was wrong or something," she then added with a bit of a nod. She was pretty self-sufficient already; she wanted to subtly stress that. Not sure why, but she did. She then approached the newly made hole in the ice, her hoof digging through and pushing the pieces of ice aside just enough for her to get a quick drink. My my, it was so cold! It made her body shiver as it went down her throat. But at the same time, it was invigorating. Her head quickly shot up and she whirled about rather happily, turning to face him now just as he’d introduced himself.

"My name is Maeko," she began, pausing just a moment. "Thank you again for that. Fresh water’s better than chewing snow."

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