09-14-2017, 05:30 PM
Levi sleeps soundly in the tall grasses. The smoke forms a thick blanket over him and his breath rumbles in his chest - rarely did he sleep so well as when the volcano growls and spit the most.
But soon, a sound he is not accustomed to pulls him from his rare deep sleep, a sound which is light and out of place to his mind. It was a quiet sound, meant to be soothing most likely, but it soothed him right out of his dreamless sleep and that irritated him more than it should have. With a growl and two heavy blinks the mottled stallion rises to his full height (which is quite tall) and looks in the direction of the friendly noise.
The soft voice had come from one of two girls who both stand closer than they should have been able to get without him noticing. The sight of them does nothing to lighten his mood. Tephra was growing more crowded by the day - wasn't that supposed to make him happy? But a greeting is not the first thing to pop into his mind and like the good son he is trying to be, Levi squashes down a cutting remark about watching where you're walking. Instead, he settles for a shake which loosens his muscles from crown to dock and sends flying the ash which had settled onto his mahogany coat. And giving each a quick once over for future reference, he turns to walk away.
He had more important things to do than play with little girls.
But soon, a sound he is not accustomed to pulls him from his rare deep sleep, a sound which is light and out of place to his mind. It was a quiet sound, meant to be soothing most likely, but it soothed him right out of his dreamless sleep and that irritated him more than it should have. With a growl and two heavy blinks the mottled stallion rises to his full height (which is quite tall) and looks in the direction of the friendly noise.
The soft voice had come from one of two girls who both stand closer than they should have been able to get without him noticing. The sight of them does nothing to lighten his mood. Tephra was growing more crowded by the day - wasn't that supposed to make him happy? But a greeting is not the first thing to pop into his mind and like the good son he is trying to be, Levi squashes down a cutting remark about watching where you're walking. Instead, he settles for a shake which loosens his muscles from crown to dock and sends flying the ash which had settled onto his mahogany coat. And giving each a quick once over for future reference, he turns to walk away.
He had more important things to do than play with little girls.
Levi
so scream you, out from behind the bitter ache.