I'm a mouth that doesn't smile
I'm a word that no one ever wants to say
The dust was settling, but the chaos was not. All of Beqanna seemed tossed up into the throes of the reckoning. Everyone was waking up, rubbing the sleep from their eyes, shaking off the dust that covered them. It was time to rebuild, start anew – a clean, even sheet like the snow that was covering the ground. Monarchs fell, families were separated, and those who wielded power were once again common and unadorned. It was strange, seeing these equines that once held magic in their veins and traits by their side (Eight included), without that power. It was strange to see Beqanna torn asunder, the kingdoms thrown into one expanse of land. How strange everything was now.
Eight had taken no time in finding those he had once shared the Valley with. It was imperative to rebuild – to find a place to call home once again – for who knew what Beqanna had lying in wait up her sleeves. But this was a new world, and while the Valley existed no longer, her allies still did. And so Eight had forged on with Offspring and Magnus, preparing to create a trifecta to forge a new land.
However, there were still faces unaccounted for – allies that they had not found, the Chamber. Eight had wandered the Meadow throughout the past week since the reckoning, keeping a keen eye out for Killdare and Malis, but to no avail. However, on this sharply cold winter day, he was in luck. From the horizon of the meadow, he saw Nymphetamine, flanked by Offspring. So the old Tundra king had indeed found members of the Chamber – and even her queen.
Eight approached, hearing the tail end of Malis’ words and the arrival of two fillies, one injured. A small twinge reminded Eight of the lack of power he now wielded – the fact that he could not console the torn skin of the girl. He turned to the group; “Nymphetamine, Malis, Offspring, girls.” He nodded to each in turn. “I am Eight, for those I haven’t formally met. Malis, we would be glad to welcome you into our refuge. We stood by the Chamber before, and we will stand by her former people now. We have petitioned for land, Magnus, Offspring, and I – and we await the verdict.”
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