11-23-2015, 05:14 AM
For the time being she ignores his question. The wind is cold and biting so far from the safety of her cave. Shatter had spent so much time hiding as of late that she had forgotten how harsh the simple things like the weather could be. Or how beautiful the land was in the winter.
Snow clung heavily to the branches of the ancient trees and ice rimmed the edges of the small pools that dotted the area closest to the waterfall. The birds were quietly nested away along with the smaller mammals. The fish in the pool were sluggish, waiting for the spring to warm their waters once more. And as it had been before, it was only Shatter and Texas standing alone in the cold morning.
The queen watches him carefully, brown eyes searching his, while her breath forms clouds. "Perhaps I was a fool, Texas. I thought I could make a difference here, and maybe I did for a time. I was never really cut out to be a queen I don't think. I'm too soft, too kind. I should have kept a tighter rein on Chezter and avoided this mess with the Chamber. I should have put my kingdom before my heart, but I was never able to do that. I have made a mess of things, and I have many regrets." The words spill from her lips quietly but in a rush.
She doesn't know why she feels the need to tell him, especially when she knows how little Texas cares about anything really. Perhaps it was because he had stood beside her for so long, or maybe because she felt these things needed to be said. In the end it was most likely because Texas was the only one she trusted, the only one she had left.
Shatter had lost her children and her lover, and for a creature that thrived off of love it felt like a death sentence. She loved the Falls with every fiber of her being, but with the loss of her family she was hollow. She would never be able to leave the Falls, she knew that from the beginning, but now she needed to rebuild herself. She needed to find her son and rekindle the light that she used to be.
"The only thing I don't regret since I became Queen has been having you by my side Texas. You have proven to be the truest and most loyal friend I have ever had, and what I'm going to do should have been done long ago." The silver mare takes delicate steps towards the bay, and in an uncharacteristic display of affection, she lays her neck along his and pulls him into an embrace. It is brief, and when she steps away she is beaming once more. "Texas, for exemplary service to the kingdom as both General and Adviser, I am making you King of the Falls. It has been long overdue and I hope you will forgive me. I am also passing my position as Queen to my daughter, Tyrna, if you will have her. I leave it to you now, your majesty."
Shatter Me is radiant as she hands over her title and responsibilities to those far better equipped and more worthy of them. Texas would make a fine King, and Tyrna a fierce Queen, if he kept her. She feels the immortality drain slowly from her bones as it is whisked away to those it belongs to now. The sudden drain in her meager supply of energy is enough to send the mare stumbling, nearly dropping her to her knees.
Taking a deep breath she regains her composure but there is exhaustion in every line of her face. With a tired smile she meets Texas' eyes once more. "So, your highness, what will you do?"
Snow clung heavily to the branches of the ancient trees and ice rimmed the edges of the small pools that dotted the area closest to the waterfall. The birds were quietly nested away along with the smaller mammals. The fish in the pool were sluggish, waiting for the spring to warm their waters once more. And as it had been before, it was only Shatter and Texas standing alone in the cold morning.
The queen watches him carefully, brown eyes searching his, while her breath forms clouds. "Perhaps I was a fool, Texas. I thought I could make a difference here, and maybe I did for a time. I was never really cut out to be a queen I don't think. I'm too soft, too kind. I should have kept a tighter rein on Chezter and avoided this mess with the Chamber. I should have put my kingdom before my heart, but I was never able to do that. I have made a mess of things, and I have many regrets." The words spill from her lips quietly but in a rush.
She doesn't know why she feels the need to tell him, especially when she knows how little Texas cares about anything really. Perhaps it was because he had stood beside her for so long, or maybe because she felt these things needed to be said. In the end it was most likely because Texas was the only one she trusted, the only one she had left.
Shatter had lost her children and her lover, and for a creature that thrived off of love it felt like a death sentence. She loved the Falls with every fiber of her being, but with the loss of her family she was hollow. She would never be able to leave the Falls, she knew that from the beginning, but now she needed to rebuild herself. She needed to find her son and rekindle the light that she used to be.
"The only thing I don't regret since I became Queen has been having you by my side Texas. You have proven to be the truest and most loyal friend I have ever had, and what I'm going to do should have been done long ago." The silver mare takes delicate steps towards the bay, and in an uncharacteristic display of affection, she lays her neck along his and pulls him into an embrace. It is brief, and when she steps away she is beaming once more. "Texas, for exemplary service to the kingdom as both General and Adviser, I am making you King of the Falls. It has been long overdue and I hope you will forgive me. I am also passing my position as Queen to my daughter, Tyrna, if you will have her. I leave it to you now, your majesty."
Shatter Me is radiant as she hands over her title and responsibilities to those far better equipped and more worthy of them. Texas would make a fine King, and Tyrna a fierce Queen, if he kept her. She feels the immortality drain slowly from her bones as it is whisked away to those it belongs to now. The sudden drain in her meager supply of energy is enough to send the mare stumbling, nearly dropping her to her knees.
Taking a deep breath she regains her composure but there is exhaustion in every line of her face. With a tired smile she meets Texas' eyes once more. "So, your highness, what will you do?"