Lamb tell me a story..
Kindred had spent most of the summer exploring the lands that encompassed Leoss. The mare had seemed to slip back into the old habit of just vanishing with the morning fogs and staying gone until she wanted found. The more mountainous areas of the kingdoms interested her and she liked to follow the well worn paths of others up for as long as she could before trying her own hand at some exploring the unpathed. The surprises on mountain sometimes included a new plant to sniff at, or some sort of animal skittering across the path.
The snow of summer was an interesting thing to run onto as well but, as the summer had gone on the snow packs had grown smaller and now as autumn was here they were all but gone. She had also traveled down the winding river that lead to the coast just on the other side of some of those towering peaks.
There was the open field to the south west of her home and there she had sought out the long grasses that rubbed her sides and underside so nicely. It may have seemed strange to some but, what is one to do when there is an itch in a place you can not reach? She had chuckled to herself as she was tickled by the grass on her visits and then she was off once more.
Kindred also thought about how utterly uninteresting she was compared to some of the residents. There was the stallion Ivar with his scales and she had thought she had glanced some sharp teeth to go with that sharp tongue of his. There was Ichor the six legs and her own scales that left that glittery light dust when she was touched. Ichor also had a more vast knowledge of the plants of their home and was willing to share her knowledge with Kindred the stranger. Kindred had no wings, nor scales, and her teeth were blunk and suited to only grazing on the grasses of Leoss. The dark mare also had a great lack of any sort of useful knowledge.
So, she just walked and took in what was around her. She had been slow to discover the hotsprings that were part of this landscape as well. The dark appaloosa mare had allowed herself a couple of trips to the springs to enjoy a soak before being off on her way again. Her feet had lead her to the pools tonight lost in her thoughts she almost missed the two back legs sticking out of the water of the pool. She leaned her head to the side a moment watching before tearing her eyes away to find another hot pool to lower her frame into so she would not disturb the gold champagne. Kindred had guessed it was Ichor that owned those legs.
She was more than willing to give everyone there space and she was happy to step into another pool and just wait politely for the other to resurface so they could visit if of course Ichor was in a visiting mood.
Kindred
