threatening the life it belongs to; sahm

[Sahm+Newton]

The Gates would always be his home. It was where he was born. It was where his parents had fallen in love. It held the very essence of his magic within its roots. Even after the faeries had taken away the overt magic that flowed through the mother tree Sahm could still sense twinges of life and energy beneath its trunk. He had always found comfort in its shadow (a stark difference to how his father had felt about the tree). Today was no different for Sahm as he planted himself beside the overgrown tree. He whinnied quietly as he rubbed the ridge of his cheek on the sharp bark to satisfy an itch. ”How are you today?” He whispered to the tree. No, he didn’t expect an answer, but the heart of the Gates had become an inanimate friend to Sahm. Rarely did Sahm speak to other horses. In the recent days he had stretched his limits and spoken to more souls then he had in years combined. In order to bring back true life and magic into the Gates he would have to embrace the company of others. It was with that very thought in mind that Sahm recognized a large shape closing in. He recognized the stallion with his matted mane and tan coloring. He had been a former ruler of the Gates- he was older and far more experienced then Sahm. Sahm had not expected to have a private conversation with the stallion. He surely didn’t expect to have the stallion seek him out. Sahm was just that- Sahm. He wasn’t special. ”Yes, it is.” He replied. ”Nice to formally meet you, Magnus.” It was simple to talk to him, wasn’t it? Sahm swallowed a knot of saliva that had formed out of nerves. ”I would hope so….My dad gave me his magic to take care of our home.” He took a deep breath. ”My goal now is no longer to just take care of it, but to help breathe life back into it. It isn’t right to keep this land a secret…it isn’t right to leave it broken.” Sahm allowed his heart to flow- why he kept speaking he didn’t know. ”You have experience in ruling, don’t you? The Gates can’t keep sustaining these random horses claiming rights over it.” sahm the inexperienced, quiet magician of the gates