12-03-2016, 07:12 PM
Ruan
Heda was hesitant at first, but soon she was able to hover her little body above the ground. He looked on proudly, happy that she had already progressed so quickly. She was a natural! Soon she'd be flying better and swifter than even he. Her excitement grew with her success, and soon she was flapping even stronger and drawing herself higher. Worry clutched at him, seeing her shaky balance.
"Daddy! Look I'm flying!"
He sensed eyes on them and glanced at the pale mare that had joined them. She seemed young still to him, but she lacked the light of a child's wonder. She softly commented on Heda's swift learning, but her face didn't change. He looked back up to Heda.
Ok, that's high enough, he said firmly, trying to hide the concern chilling his blood and hardening his eyes.
She landed and returned to him, taking refuge beneath a white wing as her sister Jinju had done as a baby. Pressing into him and brushing against his shoulder, she kept her little eyes on the newcomer. With a careful "hello" she looked back up at him, her face a little uncertain. He smiled warmly at his sunny girl, giving her a reassuring nuzzle before focusing on the young mare again.
She seems to be a natural, and very eager to excel, he said with a low chuckle. I am Ruan, and this is Heda. He pauses to wait for her name in return. She seemed only a shell, as though life had already beaten her down and given her a poor hand.
Are you here in the field seeking a home, he asked curiously. She didn't look like she was looking for anything, really. As though she were a ghost wafting through wherever the breeze swept her. Aimless, listless. Lifeless.
"Daddy! Look I'm flying!"
He sensed eyes on them and glanced at the pale mare that had joined them. She seemed young still to him, but she lacked the light of a child's wonder. She softly commented on Heda's swift learning, but her face didn't change. He looked back up to Heda.
Ok, that's high enough, he said firmly, trying to hide the concern chilling his blood and hardening his eyes.
She landed and returned to him, taking refuge beneath a white wing as her sister Jinju had done as a baby. Pressing into him and brushing against his shoulder, she kept her little eyes on the newcomer. With a careful "hello" she looked back up at him, her face a little uncertain. He smiled warmly at his sunny girl, giving her a reassuring nuzzle before focusing on the young mare again.
She seems to be a natural, and very eager to excel, he said with a low chuckle. I am Ruan, and this is Heda. He pauses to wait for her name in return. She seemed only a shell, as though life had already beaten her down and given her a poor hand.
Are you here in the field seeking a home, he asked curiously. She didn't look like she was looking for anything, really. As though she were a ghost wafting through wherever the breeze swept her. Aimless, listless. Lifeless.
