03-03-2017, 11:42 AM
Even though Zhenga could be a pain in the dock on most days, usually, the information she supplied was valuable. In this case, she alerted Raxa, Anahi, and Eiria of a couple of strangers headed their way, something Raxa wanted to investigate. Whether these strangers proved to be friendly or not, Raxa wouldn't take any chances and let them come into the territory unannounced. The warrior mare was still very protective of her home, tense after the changes of the land so many moons ago.
She'd lost things she'd cared about; she could've lost Zhenga, as the filly had just been born and it would've been easy for her to go tumbling off the mountain had they been up there for the birth. Raxa had never been more grateful for getting down to the meadow before she birthed the filly.
When Anahi requested she come along to greet the stranger, Raxa agreed immediately. Zhenga was not pleased about being left behind though, an outburst that was quickly silenced by a stomp of the hoof, a snap of the teeth, and a threat from the roan filly's dam. Raxa usually never followed through on such threats, but they got the filly to be quiet, so for now, she'd use that tactic in order to put Zhenga in her place until she really got old enough to make rational decisions, like a full-grown mare.
Raxa kept pace with Anahi and Eiria all the way until they spotted the two strangers in the distance. Flanking her friend, Raxa kept close as Anahi questioned the presence of the mare and the filly. Djinni arrived mere moments after, asking what brought the two strangers to Sylva in the first place.
Even though they didn't really look alike, Raxa was suspecting these two were related; she and Zhenga didn't look very much alike in color, so unless you got close enough to see the flecks on Raxa's coat, you might not be able to place her as Zhenga's mother.
The palomino mare spoke first. Raxa watched her body language carefully, assessing any form of a threat she may possess. At first, nothing struck her, until she spotted that smile. It didn't seem forced, but definitely misplaced. Raxa would remain cautious, but she definitely didn't trust this mare right now.
"And on what orders of your King have you come here? Diplomacy? No offense, but I cannot see you performing such a task," Raxa noted, speaking in an honest but somewhat sarcastic tone of voice that she was known for.
She'd lost things she'd cared about; she could've lost Zhenga, as the filly had just been born and it would've been easy for her to go tumbling off the mountain had they been up there for the birth. Raxa had never been more grateful for getting down to the meadow before she birthed the filly.
When Anahi requested she come along to greet the stranger, Raxa agreed immediately. Zhenga was not pleased about being left behind though, an outburst that was quickly silenced by a stomp of the hoof, a snap of the teeth, and a threat from the roan filly's dam. Raxa usually never followed through on such threats, but they got the filly to be quiet, so for now, she'd use that tactic in order to put Zhenga in her place until she really got old enough to make rational decisions, like a full-grown mare.
Raxa kept pace with Anahi and Eiria all the way until they spotted the two strangers in the distance. Flanking her friend, Raxa kept close as Anahi questioned the presence of the mare and the filly. Djinni arrived mere moments after, asking what brought the two strangers to Sylva in the first place.
Even though they didn't really look alike, Raxa was suspecting these two were related; she and Zhenga didn't look very much alike in color, so unless you got close enough to see the flecks on Raxa's coat, you might not be able to place her as Zhenga's mother.
The palomino mare spoke first. Raxa watched her body language carefully, assessing any form of a threat she may possess. At first, nothing struck her, until she spotted that smile. It didn't seem forced, but definitely misplaced. Raxa would remain cautious, but she definitely didn't trust this mare right now.
"And on what orders of your King have you come here? Diplomacy? No offense, but I cannot see you performing such a task," Raxa noted, speaking in an honest but somewhat sarcastic tone of voice that she was known for.