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Istalindir paused mid stride, one fore hoof poised over the ground, before gently lowering the remanding distance. His head swiveled around even as his ears flickered towards the voices. Eyes that seemed to shift between Gold and Green slid over to Lughnasadh's form, then to Ash. The foggy glaze of remembrance quickly burned away.

"Well met young ones." He said, bobbing his head in greeting, "Praise to the one whom offers his home to a stranger. I am Istalindir, but please, call me Ista. I know my name can become quite a mouthful." In the light his pale green stripes seemed bleached against his stark white coat, and the blue of his mane and tail seemed to shine brightly.

"Don't mind me, a wander shall never grant himself hearth and home if he first does not quench his thirst for the land." He tilted his head to one side before walking a bit closer to the two of them. "You are both Star Born, are you not?" He asked, mindful to keep his voice gentle. If they held sorrows such as his own, he didn't want them to awaken like his own did on a daily basis.

"I am Star born, but I fell so long ago I hardly think about it anymore. " Ash looked up at the sky thinking to herself 'were more to fall, It's been such a long time'

She lowered her head meeting the soft shimmering eyes of Istalindir "I am Ash, and if you are new to these parts I'll be happy to show you around if you ever are in need of a guide." She had never seen eyes like his, they almost seemed like glimmering gems.

Then she looked to Lughnasadh as he spoke, adding "If it is a private matter, there is no need to feel any pressure to tell us. But it was hard not to noticed how distressed you looked coming from the woods. If we can help in anyway we just want you to know we will."

"I'll watch out for this Rahkesh," Lughnasadh promised. "I'm planning on starting a herd to the west of here, in the grasslands nearer the sea. My daughter and I at least are interested in a herd of our own, and I have sought a land for us to live in. The hills to the west are a good place, and there aren't other Stars there who are unpleasant. I'm now keeping an eye out for other Stars who would like to join this herd I am making."

Ista blinked, "I did not mean to frighten you Ash. Rahkesh goes where he pleases and there is very little that could hold him back. He is a Lyra, one of the winged Stars. His home is the sky, and it stretches as far as the eye can see, and beyond." He pawed at the ground a bit, "I met him at a lake, a most tranquil place where even the earth seemed to be content. The very air there seemed to calm him greatly, until he saw me, and even then, his anger wasn't as great as I sensed it could have been."

Ash shivered at the thought of meeting this Rahkeshy fellow on her own, "Ista you are much braver then I" She lowered her head and said meek small voice. "I honestly try to avoid confrontation with anyone, if I had met him I probably would have fainted in fear. I have not yet seen a starborn who could fly, I think that is one think that scares me the most about him." She paused and looked up. "I may not beable to get away from him fast enough."

Ash returned Lughnasadh's nuzzle "Thank you Lug, you are a true friend, and as I said before, I shall think about joining the herd, but I am more of a loner, large groups make me nervous."

A bright orange monarch butterfly landed on a flower close by and listened to the conversation.

"Sweet on eachother!! No it's not like that, he is the first starborn I met after I fell, we are just friends, that's it, just friends." Ash was a very shy female, it made her uncomfortable to be seen as if Lug and she had been up to something on there own by the river. Ash lowered her head "Ista, I shall take what you said to heart, but it is my nature to be as I am. It will be as hard reversing the flow of the river to change my timid nature.

the little buttefly seemed to laugh at how Ash was behaving.

Ash had already had her head low when she heard laughter and she looked over to the butterfly. " I beg your pardon, but I believe that butterfly in laughing at me."

The butterfly then suddenly grew into a beautiful mare. "It wasn't at you per say, but if you wish for help changing your mannerisms I will be glad to help." She bowed to all three of them, "Allow me to introduce myself, I am Regina of the Arion's. I was the first of my kind to fall, and have been looking for other stars ever since. Forgive my intrusion, I did not mean to sneek up on you, I just find flying a faster means of transportation. I hope I didn't alarm any of you to much." Her orange eyes moved to Lughnasadh. "You said something of starting a herd, I would be happy to join you. If you would have me.

"It has been quite a while since I was a part of a herd." Ista replied, a note of whimsical sentimentality clear in his voice, "I would be honored to join." He bowed his head, "Though I will admit right now, that I might disappear for days on end, only to return and behave as if nothing had transpired."

His shifting eyes were glued to Lughnasadh's form, "Can you allow me this?"

Ash looked to Ista, "I feel the same as you...I spend many days on my own, but every now and again I find it nice to talk to someone."

Regina look form Ista to Ash with a slight hint of distaste "I have been alone for many weeks just looking for other star born, and with all due respect, I do not understand your need to separate yourself from everyone. I found myself awfully lonesome." She looked back to Lughnasdh, "That is why, when I heard you talking about stating a herd my heart started to sing in my chest. To be with others again is dream come true." her orange butterfly wings fluttered showing her happiness and she smiled graciously at Lughnasdh

"Lady Regina, I am just not good when to many are around, If shy and well I get very nervous in the company of more then three or four, Perhaps in time this will fade, or the need of my safety shall bring me to join the herd" She looked to lughnasadh for reassurance that he would allow her to join when ever she was ready.