break some bread for all my sins
The forest is quiet today, save for Dahmer's hoof beats against the soft earth. Peculiar, he thinks, that even the birds have remained hushed in the midst of a beautiful spring day. He has taken to exploring further from the volcano today, where the trees are thicker and the grasses reach nearly to his underbelly. The black stallion moves slowly, weaving between the trees more stealthily than is necessary.
He closes his blue eyes to better appreciate the silence before he draws in a long breath. The sulfur that accompanies their volcano is not as strong in this part of the forest, and while he has grown to love the signature scent of Tephra, it is nice to breathe fresher air.
A breeze kicks up; it rustles the leaves of the surrounding trees and makes the long grasses sway beneath him. It tickles his lean legs, and Dahmer moves towards a small clearing, where the grass grows a bit shorter.
The breeze is not loud enough to mask the flap of wings, and the blue-eyed beast turns his gaze skyward just as the crimson Pegasus comes into view. She lands beside him hurriedly and Dahmer pivots so that he is facing her, his expression drawn up in a semblance of intrigue and concern. She makes a small sound, like the air has been squeezed from her lungs, but it comes across almost... endearing.
Dahmer offers the winged mare a warm grin as she finds her voice, his shoulders shrugging nonchalantly in response, "You can make it up to me by making me someone that you know," he nearly purrs.
The thoroughbred shifts his weight to stand more comfortably, his black ears fluttering to face the mare. "My name is Dahmer. Are you searching for someone?"
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