03-24-2017, 07:41 PM
Despite Vida's closeted personality and unwillingness to reveal her past, the grulla mare did get attached to those she called friends. While she may not know every horse in Ischia as well as she should, a number of them had earned the loyalty of the warrior mare. She was willing to protect them, and the kingdom, with her life, and this time was no different.
The mare had been grazing by the main lake deep within the jungle's territory when she heard the call of a newcomer. Wanting to see who it was and wondering if they posed a threat, as a few mares within Ischia were going to give birth to their foals soon, Vida immediately began galloping in the direction of the call. Despite the thickness of the jungle's foliage, she spotted two horses on the outside of the tree line, where the jungle ended and the grassy ground stretched into white sandy beaches before ending at the ocean.
Vida slid to a halt, taking note of who else was there. Marlyn, a pretty bay appaloosa mare who had come from the Falls. So far as she knew, too, Marlyn was pregnant, but the stallion's identity, Vida was unsure of. She didn't make it her business to know the identity of every sire, even if not that many existed in a single kingdom to begin with.
Vida's almond brown eyes took in the form of a newcomer, and she was a bit shocked to say the least. It was a stallion by her best guess, but Vida couldn't be a hundred percent sure; the call earlier had given her a clue. Looking at him, now, she never would've been able to guess. The stallion appeared to be a walking corpse; Vida had seen those before, which is how she figured what he was. He might've been a handsome beast when flesh actually covered his body, but now, well, she couldn't tell.
Remembering why she was here, and knowing a pregnant mare was within reach of the bigger horse, Vida moved up some to plant herself at an angle in between Marlyn and the stallion. Even if Marlyn didn't appreciate the gesture, Vida was willing to protect her friend, and the foal growing in her belly.
She eyed the newcomer, her nostrils flared some. Her streamlined maiden body was glistened with a small line of sweat from her gallop here, due to a combination of her exertion of speed and the jungle's humidity. Her body was tense, her muscles lined with tension like a cobra ready to strike.
Yet, despite this wary appearance, she did not look at him angry. Her eyes were soft, but cautious, showing that while she may be open to hearing what he had to say, her body language was telling him to be careful or he'd face the wrath of the mare's teeth and hooves.
"Hello stranger. Clearly, you've come here for something. What can I help you with?" Vida questioned, not knowing Marlyn had asked the same question moments before she arrived.
The mare had been grazing by the main lake deep within the jungle's territory when she heard the call of a newcomer. Wanting to see who it was and wondering if they posed a threat, as a few mares within Ischia were going to give birth to their foals soon, Vida immediately began galloping in the direction of the call. Despite the thickness of the jungle's foliage, she spotted two horses on the outside of the tree line, where the jungle ended and the grassy ground stretched into white sandy beaches before ending at the ocean.
Vida slid to a halt, taking note of who else was there. Marlyn, a pretty bay appaloosa mare who had come from the Falls. So far as she knew, too, Marlyn was pregnant, but the stallion's identity, Vida was unsure of. She didn't make it her business to know the identity of every sire, even if not that many existed in a single kingdom to begin with.
Vida's almond brown eyes took in the form of a newcomer, and she was a bit shocked to say the least. It was a stallion by her best guess, but Vida couldn't be a hundred percent sure; the call earlier had given her a clue. Looking at him, now, she never would've been able to guess. The stallion appeared to be a walking corpse; Vida had seen those before, which is how she figured what he was. He might've been a handsome beast when flesh actually covered his body, but now, well, she couldn't tell.
Remembering why she was here, and knowing a pregnant mare was within reach of the bigger horse, Vida moved up some to plant herself at an angle in between Marlyn and the stallion. Even if Marlyn didn't appreciate the gesture, Vida was willing to protect her friend, and the foal growing in her belly.
She eyed the newcomer, her nostrils flared some. Her streamlined maiden body was glistened with a small line of sweat from her gallop here, due to a combination of her exertion of speed and the jungle's humidity. Her body was tense, her muscles lined with tension like a cobra ready to strike.
Yet, despite this wary appearance, she did not look at him angry. Her eyes were soft, but cautious, showing that while she may be open to hearing what he had to say, her body language was telling him to be careful or he'd face the wrath of the mare's teeth and hooves.
"Hello stranger. Clearly, you've come here for something. What can I help you with?" Vida questioned, not knowing Marlyn had asked the same question moments before she arrived.