07-17-2019, 06:31 AM
There are fewer members of Taiga than there are members of Lepis' own family, and she is acutely aware of it. Never before has she ruled such a small land; never before has a realm under her protection been so lacking in strength. They are not without defenders. Pteron is a man grown, Wolfbane roiling with new strength, and Aten pledged (however reluctantly) to their fledging leadership.
But is it enough?
With that in mind, Lepis often takes up the role of border guard. Even with her belly swelling with foal, the small dun mare remains limber and swift-hooved, capable of picking her sure-footed way through the shallow snowdrifts of the redwood forest. It is while on one such patrol that she sees a shadow pass overhead. The grounded pegasus freezes immediately, her blue-grey eyes sharp and navy nostrils breathing deep in an attempt to identify the creature that had just passed overhead.
She's identified Marni before the girl even calls out, and the Comtesse is trotting toward the dunalino filly with a bright smile. She presses her muzzle to Marni's cheek a moment in greeting before pulling the girl into a hug. When had she gotten so tall, Lepis wonders to herself? Where had her gangly, fluff-maned little bluebird gone?
"I've missed you," she tells her eldest daughter as she draws back to look at her appraisingly - proudly. "We all have. I'm so glad to see you."
@[Marni]
But is it enough?
With that in mind, Lepis often takes up the role of border guard. Even with her belly swelling with foal, the small dun mare remains limber and swift-hooved, capable of picking her sure-footed way through the shallow snowdrifts of the redwood forest. It is while on one such patrol that she sees a shadow pass overhead. The grounded pegasus freezes immediately, her blue-grey eyes sharp and navy nostrils breathing deep in an attempt to identify the creature that had just passed overhead.
She's identified Marni before the girl even calls out, and the Comtesse is trotting toward the dunalino filly with a bright smile. She presses her muzzle to Marni's cheek a moment in greeting before pulling the girl into a hug. When had she gotten so tall, Lepis wonders to herself? Where had her gangly, fluff-maned little bluebird gone?
"I've missed you," she tells her eldest daughter as she draws back to look at her appraisingly - proudly. "We all have. I'm so glad to see you."
@[Marni]
