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"She looks like your daddy?" Kireina questioned. "So... then stallions look like Zareth... But how do you tell them apart from mares? D=" The green mare was so confused now. She really needed to meet more Kirin and figure out how their kind operated.

A very excitable one she was. He nodded lightly. "That I am. Well maybe once you get older your hair will get longer and then we can try getting it like this," He replied.

Little Nyhali positively glowed at the thought that she might be able to get her hair up in a pretty braid when she had more of it. "Can we?!" She pranced a happy circle around Zareth before trotting over to lean on Kireina's leg. "If my daddy was here you could see what's different... I wonder if I could go find him? I mean I'm not really playing tag anymore right now so it wouldn't matter if he found me, right?" She couldn't be tagged when she wasn't playing, could she?

The foal's worries were soon made irrelevant, however, as Rikki pushed his way through a bush and into view of the stream and those standing on its opposite bank. Though relief was plain on his face he seemed surprised and concerned that his daughter had stumbled across a pair of strangers to make friendly with. They hadn't hurt her, though, and she was making friendly with them so he decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. He crossed the stream and went straight over to her, checking her over for any signs of damage before nuzzling her gently. "Nyhali where have you been?!" His tone, while not angry, was certainly worried.

Nyhali had moved away from Kireina and toward the stream when Rikki started across, but the bright look on her face quickly drifted into a contrite one as her ears pinned themselves back at his tone. Maybe the green lady had been right... "M'sorry, Daddy... I was just trying to play tag really good!"

"You did... but... it's not a good idea to run too far off. Especially when I don't know where you went. I wouldn't want someone bad to steal you or hurt you, and you wouldn't either, right?" He smiled tiredly as she gave an apologetic nod and tucked herself between his legs. "And who did you meet out here today, Ny?"

"Um. Two pretty girls!" She pointed her nose at Zareth. "She's a big, strong girl! Not a stallion. She said so." The filly nodded sagely at that. "And she has pretty hair! She has pretty hair too," she pointed towards Kireina, "It's just not as pretty."

Rikki looked from one to the other, then back to Zareth, raising an eyebrow but letting the obvious question slide. He supposed if a stallion wanted to go around thinking he was a mare he was allowed to do so. "I take it she forgot to introduce herself or ask for names?" He rolled his eyes slightly. "I'm Erikkeni, but most people call me Rikki. This is Nyhali, one of my daughters. Thanks for keeping her entertained..." He didn't say the obvious addition of "so she didn't run into something dangerous".

((Forgot to add his picture at the bottom. Lawl.))

"Yes we can try if you like," He replied softly back smiling down at the filly. Zareth's eyes widen, yes he could defiantly see the resemblance of the two. "Its a pleasure to make your acquaintance," he replied giving a small bow of his head to the male.

"It really was no trouble at all, quite refreshing to see a young one with so much energy. We have been traveling a bit" He spoke with a small nod of his head. "She does remind me of when I first met Kireina,"

Kireina had to fight down a few giggles when the filly referred to herself as "scentable." She was just too cute! "Nope, we just pretty much travel wherever we please," the mare answered with a smile. "Well, mostly anyway. Zareth insists that we stay near water of some form or another." At least water that was deep enough to bathe in. Shallow streams were fine for drinking, but the pink stallion was quite adamant about needing his daily baths.

"Water is veeeeeeery important!" the filly stated, every so seriously nodding her head. "It's good for drinking and so we don't get stinky."

Rikki swallowed yet another snort of laughter. "Definitely." He grinned at the other two before giving his daughter a nudge back in the direction they'd come from. "We should get back, fuzztail, before we worry your mother any more than we already have."

Nyhali got wide-eyed at that. Momma was worried too? But she'd just been playing! "Yes, Daddy..."

Rikki smiled back at the two travelers before turning to lead his daughter home. "If you're ever in traveling in the area again, or up toward the Cresent Mountains, feel free to drop by and say hello. I've got family up there, and they usually love pleasant company."

"Yes it was a pleasure to meet you," Zareth replied with a small bow of his head and a small smile. "When we are in the area next we will be sure to stop by," he paused a bit. "Good bye and be safe little one, we shall meet again," He was quite positive about it.