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Telaar giggled at the thought of a young Aalun facing down everyone to show her strength and place in the world. It was a strange thought, that the other mare could really be so dangerous if the need arose. It also made the mountain mare more comfortable with being around the couple. More protection within the herd for each other and any future foals that arrived.

"I'm sure she'll always be super strong and protective too! I hear foals make their parents really protective and grumpy to be around if they can't trust the one approaching." She grinned at Arthur and looked back across the river. "Plus even with that much personality...and being pushy...I don't think she intends to hurt any of us. I think she's genuinely good inside. Having someone around for the foals won't be so bad." She finished, giving Arthur another look.

Yue grazed around for a bit, stopping several stops to drink from the river or rip berries and leaves off the nearby bushes to eat. She kept a careful eye on all members of the group, as well as Ashyo once he found his own way across the river, not wanting to see any of them turn on her for any reason. Eventually she began building up sticks and any branches or rocks she could move, into a small covered den and settled for the evening.

"You should rest. It's going to do you or the foals no good if you just sit up all night worrying about nothing." She told her quite bluntly.

Telaar eventually crossed the river again, shook off and gave the small mare's little "hut" a strange look. "You really feel safe like that? I mean...I can put those rocks to better use--" She started, quickly shutting up based on the look she was getting.

"I'll...just..find other rocks." She mumbled and wandered up and down the river bank to find enough to push around the group.

Telaar nodded and smiled at Arthur as she trotted off around the area, pushing large groupings of dirt and pebbles together, adding whatever larger rocks she could find to the area. She paused several times to look back at the couple and the tiny mare, wondering if Aalun was really okay. Yue almost seemed to be stressing her out in a way.

At least that's how she saw it. Perhaps it was just the fact it had been a long day for them all. Sleep would help. The mare nodded and smiled across at them all before going back to finishing her protective set up.

Zhang Yue looked away from the couple to watch the other mare curiously, wondering just what she was thinking laying rocks around. Especially small pebbles.

"If we have to run for any reason, you're just creating a trap for us as well. Those small rocks hurt hooves, you know." She called out, giving her a look. With a snort she turned her attention back to the couple, keeping an eye on Aalun for as long as she was awake.

"But the rocks getting knocked over and stepped on alerts us to trouble..." Telaar half-whined back at the little mare. She began to feel a little bad now. What if they did get attacked and had to run? The rocks would surely impede their progress. It was something she never really thought about before. She frowned and kicked rocks about in silence for a while before trudging back to the others and flopping down behind Arthur and Aalun for the night.

The stout mare huffed back at him and laid her ears back. "Fine, but do not deny that I did not say I told you so." She said, awkwardly moving about within her strange little shelter in order to get comfortable and turn her tail on him for the night. Yue figured that if anyone could find a way to stick with this stubborn stallion, she'd at least try to push his buttons a little bit.

Telaar raised her head slightly, just enough to see over Arthur and Aalun anyway, and smiled a bit. She was thankful to have friends and someone to stand up for her in such a way.

"Thank you...." she mumbled and lowered her head again. "...give her time. I'm sure she'll see and understand and we can all be friends..." She closed her eyes after a short time, leaving her ears pricked towards the rocks. If anything, she could at least drown out the arguing for the night to listen for trouble.

The little mare yawned and slowly backed out of her little shelter in order to fully stretch and wake up. She glanced towards the entrance to the forest and then up at the treetops before determining it was at least just after sunrise. She then turned her attention on the three laying near by, completely undisturbed.

"Not gonna last long if they sleep like the dead..." Yue murmured to herself before waking her little raccoon companion and knocking down the shelter. She watched for a moment as he ran off to collect berries before walking over to the river for a drink.

Telaar flicked her ears about, groggily raising her head to look towards the source of noise. Her eyes widened at the sight of the crashed down shelter and she clambered to her feet in a panic.

"Ohno! She's been crushed! Or kidnapped! Or...she left!" The mountain mare carried on, utterly convinced something horrible had happened or they had been deceived and ditched. "She did probably run away! Which means she'll give away our position and we're in trouble!"

Telaar continued to stamp around in panic and confusion, oblivious to both practically stepping on Arthur and the look the tiny black and white mare was giving her from the river bank.

Yue rolled her eyes at the fluffy mare and returned to drinking from the river. They may consider her smart, good and be all around glad to have her around...but the little mare so far didn't see it the same way. It would take some time before she would declare the furball with horns to be useful and good to have around.

She pricked her ears back to listen to them as they talked about what happened. "It is meant to be broken apart easily. If I must make a quick escape, I can simply jump up and let it collapse around me. Otherwise, knocking it down like that just leaves a pile of sticks and branches." She stated, turning her attention to watch her raccoon all while still listening.

Telaar frowned and looked down at the ground, scuffing her hoof and digging up a mound of grass and dirt. She felt really hot all of a sudden as well as incredibly sheepish that she didn't fully look around their camp to see where the little mare had gotten to.

"Sorry. That was my fault...I panicked and let everything get the best of me..." She mumbled, pressing her ears back against her head.

Telaar watched and listened quietly as Arthur continued to more or less scold the tiny mare. Once satisfied that things were going to be okay, she wandered off the short distance to start kicking rocks around and clear a decent path should they choose to leave.

Yue raised her head from the water once more to give Arthur a look. She was beginning to wonder how much more she could push his buttons before getting chased off.

Hah. Then they'd be in a world of pain without her help come time for the foals to be born.

She snorted and smiled a bit, feeling a bit more full of herself again for the time being. "I am being nice. I am offering to help your mate with her foals. If you feel like you can handle it alone, I will leave."

Yue put her focus solely on Arthur, listening intently to every word he spoke. It was at least sounding like he really was devoted to his mate and keeping their small group together, despite their future circumstances. She smirked and firmly dug her little hooves into the soft ground.

"Convincing enough for me." She stated, closing her eyes and nodding. "You're devoted enough to pass. So...maybe I'll stop harassing you so much." Yue turned her smirk into a smile for him.

"But," the tiny mare turned her attention to Aalun, looking her over once more in the morning light. "you have to be prepared to keep the foal or foals...within sight at all times. Any of you three. Parents are most important, but I will be there as well, of course."

Telaar raised her head again to listen to them. She was slightly shocked the little mare 'calmed' down a bit. At least enough to have a rational conversation by the sounds of it. "But what if something finds it's way to the foals?"

"We handle it when it comes. He's a big battleaxe isn't he?" Yue asked, looking at Arthur again. "Both of them should be well enough prepared to protect their young. I'm sure."

The mountain mare nodded and smiled a bit, glad she was being nice now. "Right. So uhm...are we staying here again today? Or are we going to find somewhere new? Or even a permanent place to call home?"

"The ocean?" Telaar tilted her head at him curiously. She had heard of many things around the world from the travelers that passed through the mountains. She just never thought she'd see the day where she could see some of these amazing wonders.

"Is that the--"

"Giant puddle of water that stretches as far as the eye can see. It's also dangerous."

Telaar frowned as Yue answered. She wanted desperately to see it, and perhaps Arthur and Aalun would let her wander off to do so, but dangerous? "How...dangerous can it be?"

"Enough to keep the foals away." The little mare looked the other up and down again. "With those horns of yours, you should be able to fight anything off." She snorted and looked at Arthur again.

"Then finish up here and let us be off! The sooner we settle the better!" She called, walking over to Aalun and gently nosing her belly.