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 Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:21 pm
His words had created an intense curiosity in her. The subtle mysteries of the universe had always piqued her interest, but when myths and legends entwined with reality showed themselves her mind become completely ensnared. The tears of angels... she could not have dreamed something more poetic.
Her gaze flashed towards him, alight with interest. "Might we?" Evelyn looked as though she expected him to grant permission, as though it had been he who had discovered the mystery to Life and Death and she a simple pauper wishing to gaze upon the ethereal wonders.
Oh, what a night this could turn out to be!
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:43 am
 "I think it's a wonderful idea!" In his excitement he had forgotten to keep his voice low but then maybe she wouldn't mind it for that one little slip. After scanning the horizon for any more falling specks of light, the burgundy stallion picked up his hooves and trotted in the direction of where he though the star had fallen. He hoped they would find something as he was sure that maybe this would be the greatest discovery ever. "Would you like to go streight as best we can or head for those mountains?" He wondered which would be the best route.
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:13 am
Evelyn could barely contain her joy; what had begun as an ordinarily beautiful night was turning out to be quite unusual indeed. She did not even notice as his voice rose a few decibels, her mind entirely ensnared by the prospect of gazing upon the angel's tear.
She gazed out at the landscape, casting a quick an calculating look over the multitude of trees and other such obstacles. She then looked towards the area where the angel's tear had supposedly come to rest...
"It would be best if we were to head as straight as possible... weaving around lakes and trees, yes, but doing so would still allow us more speed then were we to travel up the mountains." She loved mountains with all their wonders, but at the moment she wished only to reach their destination.
She rose a single hoof off the ground slightly, a sign of readiness. Would they be off?
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:00 pm
Cadance nodded and set his sights towards the mountains. "Streight it is then. Lets see if we can find out if the legends are true." Even if they didn't find anything this was turning out to be quite an interesting night. He looked back up towards the skies before starting out in the direction they had decided. Luckily there was a small path they could follow for a while so he took that and started trotting down the cleared dirt. "Might want to keep an eye on where we go so we don't get lots though." Cadance nods before looking back to see if Evelyn was following him.
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:55 pm
Evelyn set off after him at a smooth trot, closing the short distance quickly. She slowed to a more reasonable pace and began to walk sedately slightly behind him. The path, small as it was, did not quite provide enough room for the two Soquili to walk side by side; had such a thing been attempted, they would have been walking quite squished together.
"It should be quite easy to follow our hoofprints should we need to." There were always the troublesome winds to brush away the slight imprints left by their passing hooves, and of course others who might cross their path to confuse the markings in the soft dirt... but could they not simply turn around and head in the exact opposite direction once there? They need only keep track of what sorts of twists and turns they took in order to reach their destination.
The smile was now fixed upon her face, bearing both thoughtfulness and a great deal of hope.
Let their journey be not for nothing!
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:47 am
Continuing down the path, the burgundy stallion admired the still glittering skies. The seemed to twinkle with secrets as if they knew what the two soquili would find when they reached their destination. But of course they would know, the secret they were searching for came from the stars. Cadance chuckled to himself before breaking the silence that had gathered. "So where do you live? In the mountains or in the valley?" He was curious to know more about this shining mare, especially now they were on an exploration together.
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:22 pm
Evelyn followed along behind him, content. Their light conversation seemed to pose no threat to the stillness of the night, their voices (though slightly louder then they had been before) not seeming to pierce the night air. "I suppose I have no real home..." She turned this thought over in her mind, trying to find some way to give him the answer he sought. She was forever wandering, forever seeking new places... but... "No matter how far my travels take me, I tend to return to a small lake with a grove of willow trees." She smiled, the thought of the glistening lake and the whispering willows carrying pleasant tones. "And you?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:11 am
"I know quite a few people who are partial to Willow trees. We live near one too, it's on the edge of the clearing. I used to think it was a huge doorway to another world. It is interesting how views change when we grow up." Cadance grew silent for a moment before adding, "Oh, we live in the forest near by. It has a nice clearing with a little bit of sky so we can watch the stars at night. It also has a nice sheltered spot that the two-legger made that we can stand under if it get's too wet." Cadance wasn't really a fan of the rain. They came up towards a fork in the path they had been following, one seemed to veer off to the left and wander towards a corps of trees while the other veered off to the right and then seemed like it curved in upon itself. The scrub in front of them looked like it could be waded through but that would definatly be the harder of the three choices. Cadance regarded both paths for a moment before staring towards the mountains in the distance. "Which way do you think we should go?"
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:49 pm
Oh, how true his words were... As she grew, so did her view of the world, and her knowledge of suffering. Her innocent view of the world, the same that most foals untouched by evil held, was changed into the simplistic understanding of one who has seen far too much to be so naive...
His home sounded comfortable, easily suited to being trampled by the excited hooves of young foals and it's year-round inhabitants.
She blinked, craning her neck slightly to peer about his stallion-sized form. Her gaze fell upon each path in turn.
"Following the scrub would prove to be the straightest path." She gave little thought to the possible dangers of wadding through the tall grass. The other two paths might veer off-course, heading into territory far from their destination. Much time could be lost in returning to this point, and choosing another course...
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:24 am
"You may be right," Cadance looked back to smile upon the silvery mare who followed him. "We should be careful where we step; it's quite dark and there could be rabbit holes." For a fleeting moment, Cadance was reminded of his mother which made him chuckle. He took a step forward into the scrub and was thankful that is was not full of brambles. The long grasses tickled at his sides and he was reminded of a time as a foal that he had hidden in the grasses and failed when he sneezed. The memory almost brought a tickle to his nose but he snorted softly to help prevent a repeat occurrence.
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:52 pm
It was as though he had heard her thoughts. She brushed aside the momentary bafflement, finding comfort in the fact that and intelligent Soquili had no need to read minds, for any with a small measure of forethought could realize the dangers of the land.
She fixed her gaze upon the ground, carefully stepping into the tracks Cadance had left.
Evelyn looked up as he chuckled, her gaze fixes on his haunches, a smile itching at the corners of her lips. What cause had he for amusement...? Perhaps he was pondering what they would find, upon arriving at their distant destination?
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:00 am
Maybe not mind reading, but definitely two spirits entwined together on the same path for that singular moment. Cadance broke the silence that had fallen over them. “What are you hoping to find when we reach the star?” The burgundy stallion was curious to know what she was thinking. He stepped carefully ahead, testing the ground before him. Cadance slowed his pace when he came across new terrain not wanting to get into trouble. The land had become quite steep, their travels making a sharp downward turn. Though it was getting slightly more perilous the way was still okay to move upon, a faint sloshing sound coming to them in the distance.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:41 pm
Evelyn's ears flickered to and fro, picking up the faint sloshing noise. Whatever could that be? Surely not the sea, or they would have smelled it by now?
She walked in silence for a few moments, pondering how best to give her response. "I do not know what to expect. Surely it shall be something amazing, something i've never seen before." Something new! Whatever it turned out to be, even if it was only a smoldering piece of rock, Evelyn would not be disappointed.
"What do you hope to find?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:16 pm
Cadance thought for a bit, his mind coming up with so many different things it could have been. "We could find a large crystal... or maybe a piece of the moon!" He remembered hearing about a tale where a rabbit had fallen from the sky leaving a large round pebble that would hop when you held it in your hand. While he didn't have hands he was sure it must have been cool to see a hopping rock. "I don't know what we may find... but it is sure to be pretty cool!" Suddenly his foot sunk into the mud that had been softening as they had traveled. "Uh oh... I think I found water..."
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:58 pm
Evelyn smiled, a silent agreement as to the other's belief that anything they would find would be 'pretty cool.'
She peered about him, squinting into the darkness. "Water would not be so bad... if it is a stream or river, we may chance crossing it... but..." she considered the mud his foot had sunk into dubiously "... if it is a swamp... we may not wish to risk it."
There were some things in life that were not worth the risk, no matter how much gleaming potential the reward had. Risks such as these were few and far between, only slightly more common then a blue rose. A swamp, though not quite as dramatic as the flower botanists had been searching for centuries for, posed many dangers... especially at night.
"Shall we... continue?" Her words may seem careless to one who had to brave the dangers that lay ahead first, but... if they didn't move on or go around whatever form of water lay ahead, how would they ever find the 'pretty cool' object that had fallen from the sky?
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