you're the beacon / solace, any - diplomatic visit

[Kagerus]

Out with the golden we sew, and the lower past that crawls.
Now, to the doorway you run, to the girl that's not lost.

The quartet walks the rest of the way fairly pleasantly, with Kagerus and Wishbone exchanging quiet words, while ahead of them the diplomats discuss. The overo mare still listens intently, but for now it seemed as if there wasn't much that was essential to hear. So, relaxing some, the mare finished the rest of the journey in companionable silence, though sometimes she was glad to answer some bubbly question of Wishbone's.

A stallion joins their group then, one that Kag doesn't recognize, but which Solace announces as her brother. Hmmm. A family gathering, out of the blue like this - Kag couldn't help but feel a bit out of place. Watching as the final interactions took place between them all, the mare quietly came along Solace's side and pressed her nose to the queen's shoulder, hoping she wasn't interrupting too rudely.

"I'll leave you to the family matters, queen Solace," she murmured, smiling pleasantly. She didn't mind not having a place to be in this conversation, but she had more pressing things on her mind than watching this: not because she wasn't interested, but more because she had a baby growing inside of her that was slowly sapping her life source.

Nodding to others and excusing herself quietly, Kagerus backed from the lack and turned to trot off to the forest to find a warm thicket to nap in.

Kagerus

sweet nothing

@[Wound]