06-21-2017, 11:52 AM
Siba's ears twitched when she heard the stallion take a step. Her eyes looked up, seeing that he was getting closer to her, rather than try to give her more space. The mare's instincts told her to step back herself, to get away from the stallion, but at the same time, his body language didn't look aggressive in any manner. Perhaps he was going to offer an apology of some sort? Which Siba wouldn't mind; like any horse, she appreciated personal space, but her display just now had been one out of shyness and not a haughty attitude like her dam's friend Raxa. Now that was a mare who hated having her personal space invaded, if Siba had anything to say about it.
"You're right, you know. Strangers we are not but more like friends newly met." Now that was a refreshing thing to hear; Nitika almost never admitted her daughter was right, even if it was plainly obvious that Siba was.
Spear offered the paint mare a simple smile, different from the cheeky one earlier. Siba felt a wave of comfort now, as it seemed the stallion's personality had changed and was no longer like a few moments ago. The attitude hadn't bothered Siba until he'd gotten a bit in-her-face about the favor she'd given by scratching the itch on his back. She got overwhelmed when others praised her; Nitika was a bit of a tough-love mare, and with her vegetative-like state lately, Siba hardly ever heard her dam say anything. Which meant that even when she completed a task successfully or got the two mares somewhere safe for the night, a thanks wasn't offered.
She'd been praised as a foal, of course, but the then-filly hadn't really known the impact compliments would have on her later. Now, as a grown mare basically taking care of her own mother, she didn't know exactly how to deal with them.
Spear took another step forward and gently bumped Siba's nose with his own. For a split second, Siba was a bit unsure, but before Spear could pull away, she returned his action with a bump of her own, a small smile appearing on her face.
"Tell me more about yourself, since we are friends."
A harmless request. Now that Spear seemed to have a calmer attitude, Siba didn't have any qualms about getting closer to him. Moving into the shade to get out of the autumn sunlight, Siba turned around so that she was still facing Spear.
"Well, my life's not that interesting. I remember I was born before the Reckoning, and my mom and I were staying with my dad. After it was all over, we tried to find him. We did for a while, and he invited us to go to the Tephra with him, but my mom seemed real out of it so I said no for the time. She and I have been traveling all over Beqanna to try and find a new home, but the last one to check out is the Tephra, so hopefully they'll be willing to take us in.
"Other than that, not much about me. I like to run, I enjoy taking swims in the river and the ocean, and my favorite grazing spot is a small meadow cliff I found near the waterfall in the Field," she offered. Siba decided to not tell the stallion about her blindness, because figuring out the cause of such a thing could be quite simple.
Siba herself had been told by her dam that it came from the fact that Nitika had blue eyes, as had her own parents, and one of them went blind in both her eyes due to the harsh light of the sun. Which is another reason Siba had moved into the shade; she only had one good eye and couldn't really afford to lose it at this point.
"And what about you? What can you tell me about yourself?" she asked, flashing the stallion a cheeky smile.
"You're right, you know. Strangers we are not but more like friends newly met." Now that was a refreshing thing to hear; Nitika almost never admitted her daughter was right, even if it was plainly obvious that Siba was.
Spear offered the paint mare a simple smile, different from the cheeky one earlier. Siba felt a wave of comfort now, as it seemed the stallion's personality had changed and was no longer like a few moments ago. The attitude hadn't bothered Siba until he'd gotten a bit in-her-face about the favor she'd given by scratching the itch on his back. She got overwhelmed when others praised her; Nitika was a bit of a tough-love mare, and with her vegetative-like state lately, Siba hardly ever heard her dam say anything. Which meant that even when she completed a task successfully or got the two mares somewhere safe for the night, a thanks wasn't offered.
She'd been praised as a foal, of course, but the then-filly hadn't really known the impact compliments would have on her later. Now, as a grown mare basically taking care of her own mother, she didn't know exactly how to deal with them.
Spear took another step forward and gently bumped Siba's nose with his own. For a split second, Siba was a bit unsure, but before Spear could pull away, she returned his action with a bump of her own, a small smile appearing on her face.
"Tell me more about yourself, since we are friends."
A harmless request. Now that Spear seemed to have a calmer attitude, Siba didn't have any qualms about getting closer to him. Moving into the shade to get out of the autumn sunlight, Siba turned around so that she was still facing Spear.
"Well, my life's not that interesting. I remember I was born before the Reckoning, and my mom and I were staying with my dad. After it was all over, we tried to find him. We did for a while, and he invited us to go to the Tephra with him, but my mom seemed real out of it so I said no for the time. She and I have been traveling all over Beqanna to try and find a new home, but the last one to check out is the Tephra, so hopefully they'll be willing to take us in.
"Other than that, not much about me. I like to run, I enjoy taking swims in the river and the ocean, and my favorite grazing spot is a small meadow cliff I found near the waterfall in the Field," she offered. Siba decided to not tell the stallion about her blindness, because figuring out the cause of such a thing could be quite simple.
Siba herself had been told by her dam that it came from the fact that Nitika had blue eyes, as had her own parents, and one of them went blind in both her eyes due to the harsh light of the sun. Which is another reason Siba had moved into the shade; she only had one good eye and couldn't really afford to lose it at this point.
"And what about you? What can you tell me about yourself?" she asked, flashing the stallion a cheeky smile.