To The Field

[Kreios]

kreios don't you tame your demons, but always keep them on a leash I wait as she looks around, following her gaze with my own. Is she looking for someone else? Perhaps hoping that there might be another offer of a home? There might be, I think, and perhaps he might be happier in some other place. I find that unlikely though – the Falls has everything that I have ever wanted in a home. It is lush and green with winters that are short and gentle, scattered with broad meadows and dense forests where our handful of kingdom members have more than they need. I know that the question I’ve asked her is an important one, and I am in no hurry, so as she thinks, I reach down and scratch at an itch on my face with one pale foreleg. When I look up again, she is smiling, and I smile back, clearly pleased. “It’s no burden at all,” I reply, “I’d not have invited you if it were.” She does not seem reluctant to come with me, but I’m well aware that trusting a strange stallion is often difficult for mares. What guarantee does Uhurah have that I don’t intend to spirit her away to a herd land rather than a kingdom, where I will keep her captive and miserable for years? None at all – though those are far from my true intentions. “If you don’t like it there, there’s no need to stay. I could escort you back to the Field if the Falls aren’t to your taste, or could show you the other lands of Beqanna as well.” It’s a generous offer, I know, but the idea of wandering around an unfamiliar land is a daunting one – even to me – and if it turns out Uhurah is unhappy in the Falls I’d rather not subject her to undue worry. “But,” I add with a quick smile, “I’m sure you’ll like it. It’s a wonderful place over this way.” As I speak, I step forward with one pale hoof, clearly heading to the north, where my kingdom lies. “Have you lived in a kingdom before?” I ask, knowing that our hierarchy of lands is sometimes difficult to grasp for strangers. As I speak, I am heading towards the kingdom, assuming that she will follow along as I show the way.

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