The young mare's essence drifted into his open nares before Oriax saw her. It was sweet, sickeningly so, with a youthfulness he used to bare. He was older, if only by a few years, but he was never one for younger animals. In his watery blue eyes, they were a burden who required too much attention.
No reaction came forth from this discovery; he stood, stoically, aside from the timely swishing of his peppered tresses. Oriax watched intently for the young mare's arrival, and with the third forward flick of his attentive auds, he saw her. Her pelt changed before his eyes, from a grassy pastel to a color that more similarly resembled his own. Again, no reaction from his stone-like visage, although his internals grew slightly curious. "Don't hide your true colors from me, damsel," Oriax's inner voice complained. The grey stallion was not particularly fond of hidden truths, but he would not immediately try to slide down her throat with his demands.
"Care for company?" the young mare said. Oriax was indifferent. It wasn't wanted nor unsought. The boldly dappled stallion waited a few seconds before replying. "My name is Mary, and yours?" Two inquiries. Oriax's jaw tensed just for a moment before finally parting his jaw. "Oriax," the brute said matter-of-factly. A short statement, with voice rasped.
His blue eyes flitted quickly over the young damsel's body, and he made it obvious. He had never censored himself for the comfort of others; this grey little female would not fall into the exception. "There could be worse options, I suppose," his voice cut through the atmosphere once more, with a hint of flirtatious acerbity clinging to the syllables. Oriax's hooves shifted forward, moving his musculature towards Mary. He blinked. "You know more about this area than I," the stallion stated. There was a hint of question in his words, but he would not outright ask the female. It was not in his nature for formalities. Knowing more about this new terra would be of benefit for the larger stallion, and perhaps the little mare was from a herd of her own.
He needed to gather more information. This much he did know.
@[Mary]