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 Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 6:16 pm
He smiled at the mare, "The sky is awake and so are we. You have to admit it is a beautiful morning." His heart beat faster as his mind went to the events of last night. He was elated that Lament felt the same way about him as he did to her and the result of that acknowedgement made him one of the happiest stallions in the world, "I am ecstatic. I have never been this happy before. And it is all thanks to you Lament." He nuzzled her, his eyes twinkling with joy.
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:44 pm
She couldn't help but smile wider at him as she nudged him shyly. "I'm happy. I didn't...know what this felt like." She rested her face along his neck. "I'm so glad I found you."
A soft rustling made her ears flicker.
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 11:50 pm
"I too am glad that our paths crossed that day. You have never been far from my mind since. You are truly a fascinating mare Lament." His words trailed off as the rustling grew closer, who else would be in a graveyard at this early hour?
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:22 pm
Lament felt herself blushing more. She wanted to say more...but someone broke through the foliage. She had creamy skin and green hair. Her eyes were half closed.
"Are you...lost?"
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:23 pm
 Tethys peered at them through her dim vision. "I'm sorry to intrude." She felt her skin colouring up, she'd interrupted an intimate moment she could see and sense that much. "I was told to come here. Come to every graveyard and tell the story." She could see the swaying tree on the mare's back. Dread gripped her heart. "Will you hear it?"
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:52 pm
It was curious to see another in the graveyard and her words made him pause. She has been traveling to graveyards and telling a tale to any that would listen. Who commanded this mare to do such a thing? It was strange. He looked to Lament, trying to see if she would be willing to listen to the story, it would be the quickest way for them to get on with their day without causing the mare trouble with whoever commanded she spread this mystery tale.
“I will hear the tale, but only if it is okay with Lament.”
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:16 am
Lament's heart was beating fast, a feeling of misgiving filling her. She wanted to say no, something in her told her that she should that she wouldn't want to hear. But her curiosity was too great.
She blinked rapidly looking at the mare, "Okay." Her voice came out a soft whisper.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:30 am
Tethys felt a chill go down her spine as closed her eyes tightly.
"A long time ago there were two best friends. Velia and Lydia. They did everything together, they knew all each other's secrets. But Lydia had fallen in love with Velia's brother Lance. He was dark and handsome. Over time they grew close, and they fell in love. He asked her to be his forever."
She stopped on the word for a moment, "Forever was short though. Lance had always turned to the dark arts, leaned to the dark ways. Others mistrusted him, even hated him for it.
"One night, he was out and Velia and Lydia were attacked on what was to be his and Lydia's wedding day.
"When he came back Velia was dead. Her body bruised and bloody, and her eyes staring wide. And Lydia was huddled beside her sobbing and beaten. Lance vowed vengeance for his sister, and for the way they had hurt his Lydia.
"He turned completely to the dark paths, he found a way to bring back his sister. Lydia was out picking flowers for her boquet waiting for him to return. He had went to deal justice to the three stallions who had hurt them. He had made it back to the cave and was trying to raise Velia when they came for him. He screamed for Lydia to run, to be free. And they hung him.
"Lydia put on her bride's array, and hung herself beside him. Some sing a song about their love. Perhaps you've heard some of it?"
She did not pause to wait and see:
Are you, Are you
Coming to the tree
Wear a necklace of rope, side by side with me.
Strange things did happen here,
No stranger would it be,
If we met up at midnight in the hanging tree.
Her voice was soft as she asked what Horus had told her to ask all she told the story to, "Do you remember?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:56 pm
A chill went down Westrion’s spine. He knew of that song, Lament had taught it to him when he was just a foal. He watched his love for her reaction to the song, not really sure what to expect. What did the strange mare think would happen when she told the story to soquili she came across? It was just a story, but in his heart, Westrion knew that it was more than that and now nothing would ever be the same again. The day that had started off great had suddenly become one of foreboding and dread. The stallion nuzzled his love, “Lament?” Her name came out as a question, was she alright, were they alright? What was to happen next? And why did the song strike such a deep cord? And why did he suddenly feel as if he was intruding on something?
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:38 pm
Lament felt a chill go over her as the story began. Her heart slowed and the world just stopped. The words echoed across her skin and she felt her body flushed with sweat.
Are you....are you....
The words echoed in her head harshly and she couldn't breathe. It was true then? Those brief flashes...dark eyes and swaying trees. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.
She felt Westrion nose her but she couldnt' take her eyes of the mare.
"I remember," had she really spoke. Had she?
She remembered.
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:41 pm
Tethys heard the thin voice, so faint and distant. Chilling and almost ghost-like. Through the haze of her eyes she saw the mare sway, and the trees on her back moved.
Terror rushed up over and she regretted what she had done, that she had told this story--that she had taken the Story Teller's deal.
She shifted her weight and listened but all she could hear was the guilty beat of her heart. Why had she done this? The girl hadn't remembered tell she had told her.
She could hear the mare gasping, small shuttering breaths and all she could think is I've caused this.
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:33 pm
Westrion backed away from Lament as she started to sway. Her words sent chills down his spine. It could not be possible that she was the mare in the song, could it? She had gone to his father all those years ago, for what reasons? Was this song the reason? He stared at her in disbelief, his heart breaking for now he knew that she had loved another and remembered him. Would she wish to return to the stallion who she loved so much that they had almost died together upon a tree of death? His gaze went to the other mare, “Why?” His voice was filled with sadness as he pleaded for an answer. Why did she offer to tell the tale? Why?
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Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:59 pm
Tethys could feel the tears dripping down her face as the stallion asked her. What reason could she give besides the truth? "I promised." It seemed feeble, stupid. Why had I ever agreed to the Storyteller's plan? Was my sight really worth this? Was it? But the deal had been struck and the words had been said there was no going back now. I couldn't stop what I had done if I tried.
"I'm so sorry, I thought....I thought. It was just a story! I didn't think it meant anything. I didn't think anyone....I" My voice trailed off in sorrow. There was nothing I could do anymore nothing at all. I had destroyed their lives. But...how, how could the mare know what I was talking about? How could she know anything about it?
My heart thrummed harder in terror. It couldn't be....she couldn't!
But...she was.
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Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:40 pm
It hit her like a rolling storm, taking her unaware. The earth shook and she was thrown back into memories better left dead. The words echoed in her head like a funeral dirge. She supposed it had been.
It had been her funeral dirge.
She remembered Velia laughing her eyes glowing like the flames of candles. But most of all she remembered the screams as they killed her. Something dark and hot filled her, made her soul ache in fury.
Claws and hooves kicked and crunched her bones, then Lance was there crying over them both. But Velia's eyes were sightless, she was gone and they were left to deal with it.
She had begged and pleaded, but Lance. Oh Lance. That was his name. He had been adamant.
I will raise her.
And he had died for it, for murdering the three who killed his sister and then trying to raise her. She remembered. Oh, gods she remembered.
She could hear his voice calling her, the cold sense of dread washing over her as she walked to the tree. She could hear him singing.
Wear a necklace of rope
Side by side with me
And she had.
Lament blinked slowly. "Lance. Velia." It couldn't be real. These things didn't happen. But if they weren't real, why did they feel real?
Tears streamed down her face.
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Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:07 pm
Lance…Velia… those names sent a shiver down his spine. Westrion was at a loss, what should he do? Comfort the mare he loved, leave her so she could find the lost love she now remembered and mourned, should he pretend that he had never heard the song and seen the reaction it had upon Lament. Lament. He now understood where her name came from, her lament of the past, of the death of the one she had loved.
Westrion loved Lament and did not want to leave her, but he would not stop her if she wished to leave him and go back to Lance. He would put her happiness above his own, even if it broke his heart into a million pieces.
“Lament?” He voiced her name as a question. It held so many questions, what should we do next? Do you want to stay with me? How will things change? What will come of us? All those questions were asked in her name. Would she have the answer?
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