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 Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:39 am
Isolean practically wiggled her whole body with excitement. It did him good to see she wanted to be a lady.
"it's all right come let's get ves settled in." he he said using his nose to nudge Isolean into moveing.
Though it wasn't much needed and In her energetic foal way trotted ahead a ways singing every so often to guide them with a little more accuracy.
"your offer is more than fair trade I'm sure you've made her year. I do my best with her but as you can see it's really sub par." He said keeping his eyes forward looking for raised roots or stones his new found companion might stumble over.
"might I inquire as to why your alone." he added
Now recovery wasn't one to believe that mares in general couldn't handle themselves. He had been raised by a mare who proved such small minded thinking wrong on a daily basis. Pregnant mares however were another story.
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:10 am
LydaLynn Tagsies we have till the 15th
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:09 pm
Ves'tacha winces at the question. Too often she was asked why she was alone, as if she wasn't capable of caring for herself. And she had to be honest, it wasn't only the gaje who asked.
"I am alone because I choose to be!" She bit off the words only realizing how awful they sounded after it was to late to call them back.
Ves'tacha sighs as she shakes her head and tries again. "I am sorry. I am tired and my ankles hurt and I have not been able to eat well for days. I fear I am touchy and grouchy."
"The stallion who is the father of my unborn foals took the chance to escape for a couple of days. He is running an errand and will meet back with me further down the trail. To his credit, he tried to protest allowing me to go on my own. But I will not be coddled."
Ves'tacha grinds her teeth a bit for a moment as she tried to get her temper under control. This stallion didn't deserve to be harped at, and she had been doing too much harping. The argument she had with Lucian was unfair to him, but she couldn't seem to control her emotions while pregnant.
With a sigh that was as much to vent frustration as to emote, "It will be nice to help Isolean with her mane and tail. It should be relaxing and give me a chance to rest with weight off my feet before I try to sleep. She looks to need a mare about who can help her with such things. She is a very striking filly."
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:00 pm
Not only did he jump a little at her snap but half side stepped away from her as well.
"It's it's quite all right. It was rather rude of me to ask and for that I apologize." he replied but continued to keep a small amount of distance between them.
"My teepee mates are most adept at herbal remedies. I know of a few myself and as such i wager between all of us you should be most comfortable."
"Almost there!" Isolean shouted somehow coming up from behind them and bolting past like a little cream colored streak.
"settle down." he called with a little sigh.
"did you see how fast I was daddy?!?!?"
"I did soon you'll be giving the wind a run for it's title."
"Did ves ta ta see?"
"her name is ves tacha and yes I'm sure she saw the little blur that was you. Now settle down and for havens sake stop jumping out of unexpected places." he replied with an apologetic Smile and a chuckle of amusement.
"She certainly is striking. We often joke about how she gets her looks from me but to be truthful I can't imagine what a beauty her mother must have been or her real father for that matter."
Just then they came to the edge of a clearing fireflies danced about and grass swayed with the evening breeze and A tent made of colorful fabric made everything look rather cozy.
"here we are home sweet home. My teepee mates must be out and about Im sure they will mill back in eventually. We have all kind of adapted to the night life for Isolean for the time being, But The teepee is of course open and out of the chill air and the floor has fresh bedding." he gestured before leading the way.
(( inside the tent there are bundles of drying herbs not all kinds but a fairly wide variety. There's various grooming supplies, sacks of grain, a water trough and a bed for their human care taker. Normal stuff. ))
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:19 pm
"You are very fast Isolean. Thank you for helping to guide me to the teepee." Ves'tacha calls out to the filly.
With a sigh and a smile, "And thank you as well, Recovery. One day soon I shall have baskets to guard instead of a swollen belly and ankles. I hope my equilibrium returns and I will have a chance to truly apologize for my boorish behavior." Ves'tacha looks around the teepee.
"This is very lovely. Just the air here seems to be settling my stomach some. I truly do appreciate your invitation."
Turning to look for the young foal. "Isolean, shall we see if we can't do something about your mane? I believe my friend Rani can help as well." Ves'tacha gently shook her head and bobbed it up and down almost comically for a moment.
Then a small mouse peeked out of the hair piled atop Ves'tacha's head, blinking blearily with a squeak.
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:15 pm
"non sense ill hear no more of apologies and I'm sure you'll do exquisitely if I can manage you'll knock it out of the park for sure." he said rearing onto his hind legs to grab some herbs a little of this a little of that and a healthy helping of the fresh mint Isolean brought in.
Isoleans eyes grew as wide and large as ponds when the mouse popped out. You would have thought someone had told her she was a princess or something.
"You have a familiar?! Aunti Reii has a lizard and my grandma Thesh-ah has a crow. I can't wait till I'm old enough to get one of my own. dad! She has a familiar! dad do you see it? Dad?" she bounced then trotted over to get a closer look.
"she's so cute! It's very nice to meet you." Isolean added with a curtsey.
" Bring ves the brush Bucket you two have got a lot of work to do." recovery prompted her then pushed a tea kettle he had added the herbs to on a metal hook over the small fire to brew some tea.
Isolean dashed over and grabbed brush bucket setting it at her feet excitedly then laid down trying ever so hard to be still with a large grin.
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:41 pm
Rani squeeks and blinks and looks at Isolean. "'Lo, missus!"Ves'tacha smiles, "Well, having a familiar is a lot of responsibility. But they are very nice to have around and can be very helpful. Rani here helps me take care of my mane so it isn't tangled all the time. And she collects my beads when they break. I am very happy to have her and make sure to always give her first pick of the berries whenever I find some."
Ves'tacha looks over the brush bucket as Isolean brings it to her. "These are very nice. But if you would hold still for a little bit, Rani can help with the worst of the twigs before we start brushing. That's always the worst because they get so tangled when you brush them out a lot of hair comes with them. Rani is small and can untangle the hair around the twigs to get them out so you don't have to pull as hard and tear out your hair while you brush it. If you are very good while she works, I'll talk to your dad about maybe helping to find you a familiar. If you think you can take care of it?"
Lowering her head to the foal's shoulder so that Rani can run down her nose and to the filly's back, Ves'tacha glances at Recovery with an apologetic smile. Maybe she had just promised more than he would be okay with, but she was rather taken by the young female.
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:17 pm
"really miss Ves? That would be the greatest I'll do my best I mean how hard can it be?" she laughed a little. Though the fact that tearing out hair was mentioned did little to help her nervousness.
Trying to look upward at her new little friend she decided talking would take her Mind off of it.
"What kind of berries do you like Rani? I think it's too early for blue berries but I'm fairly certain our human collected some fresh strawberries not long ago she cuts and dries them for in the winter. We might still have some whole fresh ones if you want some."
With a smile and a nod of acceptance Recovery seemed far from opposed to Ves's proposal of discussing a familiar. Though He no care at the moment to get one for himself he knew Isolean could use the companionship since making friends wasn't her strong suit.
It was then he realized that ves seemed to not be put off by Isoleans strange life or her fangs.
Maybe she didn't know what a vampire was? No everyone knew about vampire legends. Perhaps it was more likely she was just an I intelligent mare who let actions decide character instead of mere appearances.
Personally he chose to believe the second option. It was a welcome change from the other more vocal sometimes violent visitors his daughter had endured before. As a father he never thought he would lose count of the times he had to get between an adult soquilli and Isolean to stop them from attacking her.
A monster they called Her while they as adults were ready to possibly kill an innocent foal over silly superstitions.
For a moment he was lost In thought stirring the tea.
LydaLynn Tagsies want to do an RP about finding Isolean a familiar? I already got a bat customed for her and have been trying think of a good way for her to find him via rp.
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:59 pm
Rani stills for a moment at the mention of strawberries. "That would be very nice, missus!" Then she went to work, scurrying through the young mare's mane, her tiny hands deftly working free the twigs and leaves and detangling the larger knots.Ves'tacha laughs, "You have made a friend for life, Isolean. Rani adores strawberries. I rarely find any but the smallest wild ones and too often they are still green. She is also a big fan of black berries, but they don't ripen until fall."
Watching the little mouse work, Ves'tacha occasionally leans over to help the little thing work. Sometimes holding hair away from where she's busy with her clever little hands. Other times taking the twig or leaf as the rodent finished working it out of the foal's mane.DemonWingedPoetGirl That sounds like fun. Though maybe for something after the foals are in their baskets and she could leave them with Lucian while they went looking.
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:54 pm
With a few blinks recovery shook himself back to reality and using a piece of cloth picked up the kettle to pour it into a wooden bowl within drinking reach of ves. Steam rose and swirled about in a fragrant dance making the air taste of pungent yet not over barring herbal scents. Lastly he placed a few large sprigs of fresh mint and a small sugar cube beside the bowl.
"I don't know if you've ever had one before but they are delicious."
"can I have one dad?!?"
With a sigh knowing the last thing she needed was sugar he selected another delicate cube and bit it in half. It was a special occasion after all. Isolean gobbled hers rather quickly while he with His tired eyes that began to droop savored the sweetness rolling it across his tongue with a smile.
After a moment he laid down on Blake's bed and not meaning to he closed his weary eyes to rest falling quickly into a deep sleep.
((last post with Recovery))
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:09 pm
"I-I hope so." Isolean replied
Isolean tried her best not to flinch or move while they worked at the twigs leaves and whatever else her hair had managed to ensnare they were trying their best to be gentle she was sure. However sometimes she couldn't help it. A flinch or a sharp inhale of breath would slip past her.
Gritting her teeth she tried to think of a million other things to take her mind off of it.
LydaLynn Tagsies sounds good to me!
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:20 pm
Rani finally finishes her delicate work and scurries back over to Ves'tacha's piled mane.Ves'tacha smiles, "Thank you Rani, very nicely done." Her eyes curious she takes the offered tea fixings. She hadn't had a sugar cube before, but Recovery was obviously asleep and she didn't wish to disturb him.
Putting most of the mint leaves into the hot water, Ves'tacha nibbles one as she waits for the tea to steep and the water to cool enough to be palatable. Her stomach still churning, she waits to try the sugar until it is calmed with the mint.
"Alright, Isolean. I think we'll work on brushing your mane and tail while my tea cools a bit. And if you're very good, maybe Rani and I can find a few bobbles to put a little sparkle and style into your locks while we're at it. That is, if you'd like?"
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