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 Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:18 pm
It had been a few days, or was it weeks, since Regret had given Thanos three perfect foals. Well there was a forth, but he was far from perfect. In fact Thanos didn’t even consider him his son. He hadn’t even bothered naming the foal, and no matter how many times Regret mentioned that he would just ignore the subject. He knew the Regret cared for the foal, but he could not bring himself to love such a normal looking creature. Regret may appear normal when close to the other herd members but Thanos knew deep down she was not a normal horse. Wandering about the herds lands he was deep in thought but also searching out a specific herd member to speak with. Regret was back in the small spot she had claimed as her own before the foals had been born, likely giving the colt plenty of attention in his absence.
“So why are we wandering out here? We should be ridding ourselves of that deformity.” War chirped, referring to the nameless colt. “He is no deformity. You cannot shun him just because he looks different.”“We are looking for Rowan.” Thanos told the female rat before giving his mane a shake. “That deformity will be deal with soon enough.” He reassured her. “I can do what I wish!” Snapping at Peace, how dare he tell him not to deal with the colt. He was an abomination. Now what had he been doing? Oh right looking for Rowan. Well since the stallion was still in charge of getting food for Regret he could be just about anywhere, but he needed to find him soon. There were important matters to discuss.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:19 pm
Rowan was returning from his recent outing to gather food for Regret when he spotted Thanos off in the distance. Carrying a woven basket in his mouth that was full of old apples and a selection of grasses and leaves the stallion changed his course to meet up with the leader. He was grateful to have found the basket lying about in the forest floor, and though he had smelled of humans when he first came across it he knew it would help him carry more food at one time. Which meant fewer trips out to search for food. Not that he minded the time away from the herd, it gave him extra opportunities to look for herds that would one day fall under the herds hooves. He picked up the pace a bit to reach Thanos quickly.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:21 pm
“Look there he is.” Peace said upon spotting the palomino stallion off in the distance.
“What the hell is he carrying?”
“Good.” Thanos replied and trotted off to meet up with the other stallion. It didn’t take long to close the gap between them. Coming to a stop his eyes fell upon the off thing that Rowan was carrying. He had no idea what it was but considering it was full of food he could only guess it was something to help him in his tasks. “That is for Regret?” He asked, motioning towards the basket. He knew full well it was Regret, why else would Rowan go gather food, but he had to ask, just to make sure.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:23 pm
Coming to a stop Rowan set the basket down so that he could talk clearly. Bobbing his head as Thanos questioned whether the contents were for Regret. “Yes, it’s for Regret. This should last her until tomorrow with what I brought to her this morning.” Of course it was for Regret, he mentally said, who else would I be busting my a** to get food for. Some times he wondered just what went through the leaders mind. But something told him that Thanos hadn’t come over to him to question whether he was bringing Regret food or not.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:25 pm
His eyes moved to the basket full of food again for a moment before returning to Rowan. “Good, she needs to keep her strength up.” His eyes dulled a bit, a clear sign he was thinking. Now why did I want to talk to him? Something about….something. Eyes moved to the basket once more. The basket meant Regret. Regret needed the food. Rowan gathered the food. Ah ha, now he remembered what it was. He had been meaning to talk to Rowan about all the work he had been putting in. “Well…you have been doing a good job at bringing her what she needs when I am not around.”
“Blah blah blah. Why are we just talking? Let’s go kill something!”
"And just who would he kill out here?"
"He needs to kill the colt!"
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:27 pm
Rowan tipped his head forward slightly in acknowledgement of what Thanos had said. “It is my duty and I will continue to fulfill that duty for as long as you need me to.” It was mostly true. He would do whatever bidding Thanos wished of him. Though he was still a bit annoyed that he had become nothing more that an errand runner for that damn mare. I mean couldn’t she go get food herself. Pushing that thought to the back of his mind he focused back on the other stallion.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:28 pm
“Maybe he can get rid of the little problem for us?” War suggested.
“Geez War would you stop it about the colt, he is not a problem nor does he need to be killed or run out of the herd.”
“Yes…and you will have more duties soon.” Thanos said idly, semi-forgetting what exactly he had wanted to say again. His mind raced to remember. Rowan…basket…Regret…foals…duties…hmmm. Ah there is was again. With the addition of the foals Thanos needed someone else to help him keep track of the herd, scout for possible victims and step in when needed to resolve issues. “Do you see yourself as a responsible horse?” He questioned the other stallion. Well he could have just said what he wanted to but he figured it might be more entertaining to drag it out.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:29 pm
Rowan inwardly sighed…yet more duties? What did he have to gather food for the whole damn herd now? Next thing you know he would be babysitting the foals instead of doing border checks. This was not what he wanted at all, he would rather be back in Hell than a damn nanny. His ears flicked as Thanos asked him if he was responsible. What kind of a question was that? “I do think I am responsible. I have taken this duty very seriously, and if I wasn’t responsible I would not have done so.” Admitting he was responsible could either be a very good or very bad thing at this point.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:32 pm
Thanos bobbed his head as Rowan spoke. Well yes he was pretty responsible and reliable for that matter. No one else in the herd lifted a damn hoof to help Regret out, and while that bothered him he never got around to asking them why. He would need to do that sometime. The mares were probably just jealous that she had had foals before they did. The idea made him snort in anger. Focus, he told himself. “Good, I’m glad you are responsible. Because there is something I would hope you would do for me.”
“Oh for the love of…stop dragging it out and just say what you want to.” Peace said in a very untypical fashion.
“Ha! Now who is getting angry?” War poked at him.
“Shush!”
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:33 pm
Rowan was beginning to think that Thanos had forgotten what it was he wanted to say and was just trying to kill time while he remembered it. Well fine, he could play along with the game and act like he hadn’t noticed the stallions forgetfulness. “Whatever you need of me I will be happy to do it.” He told Thanos in his typical gruff voice. As long as it’s not playing nanny to your spawn, he mentally added. Though if it would get him to the top, then he would do it…he wouldn’t enjoy it, but he would do it.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:35 pm
“Right, well what I wanted of you is simple. You have shown me that you have a strong desire to do what I wish of you, no matter what task it is. That is something that none of the other members have done.” He began, thinking it was best to talk Peace’s suggestion and get one with it before he completely forgot what it was he wanted to say. “I want you to be my right hand man…in a matter of speaking. This herd is in need of a beta who can fill in when I am busy and that has a fire in them that matches what this herd’s ambitions are supposed to be. You are that horse.”
“You are promoting him?” War chirped.
“Why not? He has great potential to be a beta.”
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:36 pm
Rowan was expecting the whole ‘you are gonna have to take care of the foals when Regret and I are busy’ speech. But that didn’t come, instead Thanos had offered him something much more important. Most importantly it was what he had been working towards all along. He was to be a beta in the herd. Second in command so to speak. Rowan felt very honored. “Thank you Thanos. I will not let you down in this new role.” He said and that was about all he could manage to say.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:39 pm
“Good. We will have many things to discuss about this later.” His eyes moved to the basket of apples and leaves. Why the hell hadn’t Rowan brought it to Regret yet? Oh yes, that’s right, because he had stopped to talk. Well they were done talking for now. “You better get those to Regret.” He said motioning to the basket. “I will find you later so that we may talk more.”
“Yeah, run along errand boy!”
“He’s not just an errand boy anymore.” Peace retorted.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:40 pm
“I look forward to it.” He told the stallion with a slight tip of his head. “Yes, I shall be on my way now. Thank you again.” Lowering his head Rowan picked up the basket and began to trot off. He would drop off this food for Regret and then go off for a few minutes of alone time to celebrate this victory. Oh if only Vengeance was still around for him to rub this in his face. He hadn’t see that stallion since the night he beat him in that fight only a few days after the herd had come back from Hell. What a little pansy. Well in the end, Rowan had won, and if he ever did see Vengeance he would rub this in until the other stallion ran off again.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:41 pm
Thanos watched Rowan as he left to attend to his duties to Regret. Yes, he had made a good choice in his beta. Rowan was young, enthusiastic and trustworthy. Plus the stallion seemed more than willing to do just about anything to keep Thanos and Regret happy. Not many other horses would have done this much work for a mare that wasn’t his. “Well what do you think?” He asked his rats as Rowan disappeared in the distance.
“Why would you promote him?”
“Maybe because he is the only one who actually does things?”
“Because he has potential. And yes because he is the only one who does things. None of the others are worth my time. But he is.” He told the rats. Turning he began to trot towards the border of his herds land. Well since Rowan was on his way to Regret that gave Thanos a bit of time to patrol his land and think. So many things had happened recently he really needed time to think and be alone. Soon he would return to Regret and his foals. Soon he would deal with the colt as well.
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