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 Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:54 pm
Tastes Like Rainbow: Loki & Sanuye
Lauren de Vampyre The gentle rays of the sun slowly crept above the horizon as the morning presented itself to the world. A lone figure stood among the many miniature rolling hills, among the lengthy grass that swayed to and fro with every breath of wind, and watched silently as the sun presented itself to the world. The figure only moved slightly, a twitch of an ear, when the warmpth of those rays cascaded over her dark-colored body and over the mariad of designs that covered her coat. Cold bursts of mist eminated from the figures nostrils as she continued to breathe gently, her hot air mixing with the cold morning's.
Finally, after a few more minutes of waiting silently the sun had fully risen and the day had once more begun. It was only then that the lone creature moved and walked down the hill she had been standing on. With the light of the sun shining brightly, it was clear to any onlooker that the figure had always been that of a horse. An extraordinary horse. Instead of the natural colors that were bestowed upon every horse, this coat was adorned with a deep burnt red coloring. Upon that coloring was markings unlike those previously seen by any being, be it animals or the two-legged humans....until recently.
Sanuye lifted her head and let out a playful whinny and reared up with her front hooves scratching at air. Only the sunrise made her feel so alive. For that was what she was; a sunrise Spirited mare.
Finally free of her voluntary morning ritual, Sanuye began to canter down the grassland and over the various small hills that were spread out for miles. As she moved her gaze shifted to what she knew lay ahead; the human village. The mare had always been wary around humans and still had a general distrust for the two-legged animals. She had seen many of her own kind there, however, and wondered what it would be like. She had ventured into the villiage only once before and it had secured her suspicions about the nature of those humans. A human had dared try and mount her, and the results had been most humorous for any who had been there to witness it. Let us just say that the Indian who tried to mount her did not sit comfortable for a week.
It felt like it had been ages since the acursed event took place, and Sanuye was growing restless again. She had become accustomed to the rolling hillside that had been her home for as long as she could remember but there was something inside of her that was driving her to now seek the company of others, whether it be animal or human.
When Sanuye next lifted her head she snorted in suprise and came to a halt, realizing that she had gone further than she had intended. The village was only a few yards before her and she could hear the toiling of all the inhabitants, and even some whickers from her fellow horses. Her right hoof pawed at the ground, rustling up the dirt and the leaves which were fortunately not loud enough to alert anyone to her pressence.
All her senses told her that there were too many of the humans about, and that she should flee while she still had the chance. And yet another part of her urged her to stay, to continue watching..... Cihiru Always the late riser. Kali had given up on changing his ways some time ago, but still, he knew she would have groaned if she could see him now. But she couldn't - much to his relief, as she was off doing whatever it was annoying sisters did when they weren't being annoying. He gave a large yawn, throwing back his head and stretching finely muscled limbs, ending it all in a sigh that made his broad chest heave. When, finally, he convinced his eyes to open, they did so only slightly, cursing him with an I-just-woke-up expression as he cast his gaze around.
The sun was high enough now to throw its rays into his forest home, filtering beams through the thick canopy and spotting the leafy ground beneath it. He smiled slightly, appreciative of the knowledge that this morning... was not the morning he woke because the light was burning through his lids. Nor because Kali just had to yell in his ear. Nor because the nightmares that plagued him thought this time was a good time to make a visit. No, this was going to be a good day. It had to be, and he nodded assuredly.
Comforted with resolve, the stallion coiled muscles beneath him and sprang forward with full force, tearing through the woods at a gallop. His ivory colored hooves carried him easily, navigating with the experience only one who was raised here could possess. It was easy to get carried away - he'd go out of his way to leap over a fallen log, and weave his path through tightly spaced trees, giving a spirited buck every now and then. And he was out of forest before he realized it; he broke through the border without a thought, and pulled himself to a halt in the field on the other side. Loki threw a glance over his shoulder, at the forest line, then at the rolling hills ahead. May as well push ahead, he figured, and shrugged the unintentional detour away. But where to now?...
He observed his surroundings more carefully, sky blue orbs soaking up the countryside as he tried to settle on a new destination. Or, he could do things the old fashioned way and just go. Taking off without a plan never did hurt anything, right? Right. At least, not that he knew of; that would do. So, away he went again, limbs carrying him at a slightly more relaxed canter as he pushed through the swaying grasses, trying not to tell himself not that way as he crossed the countryside. He did a decent job of it too, wandering aimlessly, until he crested a hill with something in its valley that snagged his attention: the human village. Or the Kawani village, more specifically. At least, that's what he thought he heard Kali call it. She snooped around a lot more than he did, for one reason or another. Why was that, anway? How interesting could a gathering of these... 'humans' really be? Loki snorted then, realizing he had no idea what humans were, and thus could hardly be a reliable judge on how interesting their settlements might be. They must not be too bad though, if Soquilis would willingly choose to accompany them.
Now was as good a time as any to find out! Surprised as his spontaneity, the youthful adult urged himself down the hill, pressing toward the village. Sounds quickly met his ears, so diverse in their variety it was nearly overwhelming. He had a hard time discerning where one ended and another began; it was all a mess of clanking and murmers of what he blatantly assumed were voices. There were Soquilis too - or at least, what he thought were Soquilis. He could hear sparse whinnies, and as he neared, could smell them too. This was interesting, indeed. His curiousity piqued, Loki's reservations melted away, knowing too little to be worried and not enough to be satisfied. Lauren de Vampyre Sanuye's tail flicked idly as various insects sought to make her rump their perch, and listened to all the noises eminating from the village. There were strange noises, kinds that she had never heard before even in her brief interlude with the inhabitants. But that was to be expected, seeing as how she left in such a hurry last time. Shaking her head a little and tossing about her mane, she made herself forget about the past and concentrated instead on the sounds that were familiar to her; the sounds of her own kind. She listened, silently, for what seemed like minutes before coming to the conclusion that the sounds were not from Soquili that had been battered and broken by these humans, but they did indeed sound.......happy.
Her right foreleg pumped as her hoof pawed at the ground, and the chill morning air came out as puffs of smoke from her nostrills as she snorted. Torn between the two warring forces in her - that of curiosity and fear - she was just about to take a few steps foreward when another sound caught her attention. Swinging her head around to first the right, then the left, her eyes widened slightly as she spotted a white stallion Soquili who was also approaching the village (and by the looks of it with the same amount of trepidation she carried within her). Sanuye looked to the villiage, then back at him and decided the human village could and would wait. She called out a greeting whinny to announce her pressence, since sneaking up on another being could be unfortunate in many ways. She shook out her mane and happily made her way towards him. Cihiru One step, two steps, pause. Loki'd tilt his muzzle to the wind, velvet nostrils flaring as he took in the foreign smells, and flick his tail every now and then. There was the heavy tint of smoke, mixed with a sweet layer of lunch and the faintest hint of horses. He cocked his head skeptically when he caught sign of something he wasn't quite sure of, then shake it off and press forward. He continued in this manner to the village edge, where he pulled to a stop and planted his hooves, fixing his gaze on the Kawani inhabitants as they busteled to and fro along the streets. So these were 'humans'? Two-leggers? Bonds, even... The stallion could have watched them for what seemed like eternity, if not for the call that broke his transfixion. His head snapped to look toward its origin, his ears folding in the process. - An apprehensive reaction instinctive to one who'd been caught in the middle of something he thought he was doing unobserved. When his eyes landed on the Soquili, he bowed apologetically, and managed an embarrassed smile. "Er, 'morning!" Well then. That was graceful.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:12 pm
Sanuye continued to walk slowly towards the other Soquili and watched with interest as his face seemed to form the expression of a horse that had gotten its muzzle caught in another horse's feed. Oh yes, now she was interested. The sunrise mare quickened her pace now that her pressence had been acknowledge and she soon came a few feet away from the stallion, before stopping and whinnying another greeting.
"Aye, that it is. A bonny one at that." Sanuye looked from the stallion, to the villiage, and back to the stallion before finally asking, "Are ye from the dwelling o' the humans?" If he was, he would be able to answer a few questions that had been plaguing her mind most recently.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:29 pm
There, that wasn't so bad. Or at least, it hadn't been... until she spoke. Just as he thought he was going to manage a savvy recovery, her introduction pulled the rug out from under his feet and set his mind tumbling in surprise yet again. Her unusual coloring, he could handle. The accent was a slightly different matter - where was she from, exactly? And he thought he was an odd one. Oh well, not that it mattered. Loki shook his head, tossing forelocks from his crystaline eyes. "Afraid not..." He followed the mare's gaze to the village before fixing her with another look of apology. "But if you'd like to ask me something, I'll do my best to answer it with my complete and total lack of knowledge and ability." Much better; he managed to flash his characteristic lighthearted smile. "I bet I could make it sound like I know what I'm talking about."
The stallion looked back to the village then, and flicked his lengthy tail as he did his best not to get too absorbed by curiosities. Wouldn't want to get caught off-guard, again. He couldn't help but wonder though, what was it she was going to inquire about? Granted, he had plenty of interests of his own, but nothing really came to mind in regards to something he wanted to ask another. A question for a Soquili with more experience than he. "My name's Loki, by the way..." Maybe she'd enlighten him anyway. Or maybe she wouldn't. He shrugged mentally; time would tell.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:00 pm
At the first two words uttered, Sanuye's ears wilted in disapointment but then couldn't help but uplift as she choked back laughter that started to simmer in her stomach. The only physical sign of her supressed laughter was the glittering in her eye and the deep intake of breath. Oh, what the hell....the mare let out a whinny that was clearly laughter this time and did not care that it seemed a few seconds too late. Let him think what he wants. The sun had risen ever so slightly along the horizon and more of the Sun's rays began to filter in through the sparce tree's leaves and littered the ground with light. "Och, that be fine. I'm sure ye ken a wee more than I do anyhow."
Sanuye pawed at the ground lightly with her left hoof as she gnawed on the thoughts that were swimming through her conciousness, trying to choose a question that the other Soquili might know. "Well, about the humans then. Have they always been there? Do the humans treat the Soquilis fairly? I ken there are some in the villiage, for I just now heard them. Why would a Soquili want to live with the two-legged creatures anyway? What purpose do the humans serve, or what do they do?" She had meant to only ask one or two questions, but once her maw opened the others just came tumbling out as well. "Loki.." she mumbled, as if trying the name on her tongue. "Aye, a good name. I'm ken as Sanuye."
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 1:46 am
For a moment, he'd worried he might have said something to upset her - though he hadn't the faintest idea what that might have been; it was anybody's guess. His concerns were quickly soothed away though, by a laugh that might have been just a little too late. He didn't have much time to ponder it; deciphering this accent felt a bit like... Well, running through an unfamiliar forest. One where he had to keep contstant watch from the corner of his eye, for fear a branch or hole might catch him unsuspecting. So, what exactly was 'ken'? Something told him 'can' didn't make any sense, despite the phonetic similarity. He did, however, do a decent job of maintaining his composure (in spite of his confusion), and noted this to his satisfaction.
"Hold on a second." So, maybe he bit off a little more than he could chew. This 'sound like I know what I'm talking about' buisness just got a little more difficult; he was only moderately sure of one or two answers from a whole pile of questions. Loki chose to cautiously overlook the first and jump right to the second, as it was an inquiry he was most uncertain of and one of the hardest to make up. "Some do... some don't. Can't peg 'em all; no two Soquilis are the same, right? Why should humans be any different?" Yes, that sounded plausible; the stallion nodded to himself. 'I ken there are some in the village...' Oh! Know. 'I'm sure you know more than I do.' Okay, it made sense now. He would have nodded at this too, if not for redundancy. "Free food, shelter, protection - what more could a Soquili want? In all honesty though, I think it has more to do with companionship, or something of the sort." Not like he'd know anything about that. "I suppose they try to get by, just like the rest of us. What is there to do but try to make a living?"
He hoped his blatant improvisation would meet her approval. If not, it was a rather difficult conversation to change course; something he generally accelled at. So much weight on the current topic at hand left him in a bit of a figurative corner with no hallways to escape to. But rather than fretting over worst case scenerioes, he wished for the best and went instead with the tried and true: "pleased to meet you, Sanuye."
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:03 am
The Fox and the... Bunny?: Loki & AlonaCihiru It was an unusually breezy morning; the wind blew crisp from the north, carrying a decidedly nippy chill and dislodging drying leaves from their branches. Birds lazily flapped their wings in its current, while a Soquili ran with its pace. His hooves thundered against the blanketed earth, fueled easily by musceled limbs and a figure that seemed quite accustomed to the excersize. The stallion appeared determined to keep up with its unforgiving momentum, for he took in great gulps of air, and urged himself faster, until his nostrils flared and his sides heaved with exaustion.
Satisfied (not defeated), Loki slowed his pace to a comfortable lope, and shook out his unruly mane to throw an observant gaze along the horizon. He'd cleared the forest quite a ways now, and was actually quite near the Kawani village, if he didn't miss his guess. Closer than he liked to admit; he'd been wandering nearer more frequently lately. Something kept him coming back. Whether it was the curious myriad of smells drifting from the settlements, or the way he seemed to bump into others just around this area, he couldn't deny he often found his runs passing here. Maybe it was his friendly neighborhood concience telling him he needed to be more social. Get out and talk sometimes... Loki snorted to himself; he was plenty social! hanging gallow Alona decided to go further into the deep forest. She had never been but to the outskirts of it. As she was trotting throught she noticed a path, a path that had been run by a soquili. Alona, as cuorious as she was, decided that maybe she would follow it. It was a beautiful winter day, well at least in Alona's opinion. Not paying much attention to where she was going she almost ran into Loki. She stopped abruptly before running him over. "Oh! Hello Loki I didn't see you there" Alona said smiling with a little blush for being a little bit of a clutz at times. Cihiru Attentive ears twitched at the sound of footsteps... hooves, more specifically. Loki peered over his shoulder as they neared, and sidestepped when he saw Alona pacing somewhat absently - at first, he wasn't sure she was going to stop; better safe than sorry. "That's alright. I almost blend right in." He grinned warmly, oblivious to her embarrassment. Or at least, he pretended he was. "Enjoying the snow, I trust?" The stallion shuffled a hoof through a drift as he recalled her fondness for it, and his vow to wait and see how it was for himself. As it turned out, snow wasn't too bad afterall. Cold, yes. But also rather beautiful and calm in its own right. The way the sun glistened off it cast a new sort of perspective on his surroundings, and he couldn't help but appreciate that. hanging gallow "Oh! yes the snow is wonderful, it is so beautiful and cold" Alona said smiling. "Are you enjoying, if I remember you said you had never seen snow before have you," she asked him wondering if he was having fun like she was. Cihiru "Nope, I hadn't." He took the opportunity to glance up at the sky, as if expecting more flakes to fall from its abyss. "Now, I'm not sure I enjoy it quite as much as you - but it's alright. I don't mind it. Kind of a nice change of pace after all the brown." Loki flicked his tail idly and lowered his gaze to settle on Alona. "Can't say I'm fond of the um... winter coat, though." The stallion arched a brow and glanced over his shoulder at his own pelt. "Scruffy doesn't really suit me, if I may say so myself." hanging gallow Alona laughed. "I think you winter coat suites you just fine" she said smiling at him. "But i can't blame you, I really am not fond of my winter coat either" Alona said looking at her own winter coat that had started to curl just slightly. Cihiru "Are you implying I'm scruffy?" He adverted his gaze from his coat to the mare, and painted his expression with the faintest of pouting frowns. "And here I thought I was being gentlemanly, just like my mother taught me!" This sobered his expression, despite the obvious joking overtones. His mother really wasn't something to laugh about; why did he still have such a hard time selecting his words? "In that case, I think you're fluffy." Loki poked out his tongue and wrinkled his nose at her. hanging gallow Alona laughed. "I don't think you are scruffy silly I think it looks good on you" Alona said smiling "besides I know I'm fluffy" Alona pranced around in a circle "fluffy like a cute bunny" Alona said playfully. She knew that her fluffy coat had looked silly on her, but it was better pretending to like it and appreicate it worked better then insulting someone back. Cihiru "I agree - fluffy like a bunny, that is." He never said fluffy was a bad thing, after all. And could he have heard her thoughts, he would have disagreed. It wasn't silly at all. Certainly a far sight better than his own, in all sorts of disarray. But then, it was all a matter of perspective. Loki decided to leave it at that, and hoped she wouldn't take his idle teasings as insults. "And thank you, I think..." He fixed her with a sideways stare. "Bunny and Mutt is it, then?" hanging gallow "Mutt? Your no mutt Loki, you look more like a fox, winter fox" she said smiling. "And you are welcome" she said having her eyes gaze around the forest. "What were you doing all the way out here Loki" she said looking at a small tree that was leaning slightly to onside by the weight of the snow. Cihiru Loki wasn't too certain he'd ever seen these winter fox things, but it sounded decidedly like a compliment anyway, and he couldn't hide his embarrassed smile. "All the way out here?" His ears perked forward as he looked out accross the horizon. "I kind of live somewhere around here, most of the time. You bonded Soquilis live all the way out there to me." He gave a sort of joking, knowing grin. It really was all about perspective, wasn't it? "I find it's fairly nice here. Quiet, calm, and scenic! Not sure how much more you could want. I think I was wandering though, now that you mention it." Again, he shuffled a hoof through the blanket of snow, and made an absent, almost thoughtful 'hmm.' hanging gallow "Oh! You live way out here, no wonder why I never see you around village, now that you mentioned it I remember you had never seen a two legger around much" she said "and your right we do live way out from where you do" she replied looking around. "I don't think I have been this way before though, however you are right it is lovely here, beautiful, scenic, quiet and calm" she said looking up at the sky and back at Loki. Cihiru He laughed at what seemed like her epiphany, and wasn't about to correct her on the note that he had never seen a human at the time; there was no 'much' to it. "Yup, I suppose you could say that. I didn't make it down to the valleys very often until recently. Not much reason to go there, really. Just boredom, sometimes." Loki nodded, glad she too appreciated this place he called home. Part of him wanted to ask what made her want to live with people, but it wasn't his buisness to bother, and he vaguely recalled some sensitivity in regards to the subject anyway. He couldn't quite remember what, but it was enough to deter him. "You keep making it sound like it's the middle of nowhere - is it really that bad?" hanging gallow "Oh! no in the middle of nowhere is a great place, it ususallyis, for me it means, a place that i am not acustomed to, a place that I have never really been before. A place that I have yet to explore. What else is around here Loki. And how could you get bored enough to go to near the village, there is almost nothing new to see there" Alona said looking around to see if there was anything else to spot new that she had never discovered before. Cihiru "Well, that's a loaded comment and question all in one." He tilted his head thoughtfully and glanced to the afternoon sky. "You've opened a bit of a can of worms, I'm afraid." Loki turned back to her, his expression slightly more grounded than usual. "The unknown is always new and interesting, isn't it? Humans are completely foreign to me. Our mother - she mostly raised Kali and me - was very adamant about keeping us secluded. I'd actually never even seen another ground Soquili until I met you. You can imagine how badly she must have wanted to keep us away from people. I don't suppose I'll ever understand why, though..." The stallion closed his eyes briefly and paused to let Alona gather whatever thoughts she might have. "Anyway, curiosity compells me. As to what there is around here..." He glanced over his shoulder. "Trees. Lots of trees. Maybe a cave or two, and some fruit that's probably not very good this time of season. Mountain lions, bears, and all kinds of other critters you may or may not have heard about." hanging gallow Alona was a little surprised at what Loki said. He had again called her a ground soquili, in which this puzzled her greatly. His mother.... Kali..... thoughts all arose to Alona. Kali.....that named seemed familiar...Kali... Kali......wait....Kali was the filly with feathered wings, black and white, she had mentioned.... that she had a brother....a brother whom she said was interesting, different, unique in a way that her family wasn't.... Kali's brother...Kali's brother was Loki, she had said his name was Loki. Alona looked at the ground thinking, all of it was hitting her, her eyes widen as she remembered Kali's words. She had been so busy worrying about Cyrus that she didn't remember Kali. When he mentioned wild creatues she shivered slightly and closed her eyes. She shook her head and opened her eyes as soon as the noise in her head died down. She remained looking at the ground, "I'm sure you mother did it out of love Loki," she said camly she didn't want to mention that she had met Kali to him or seemed stressed. "However I'm confused, why do you call me a ground soquili" she said looking up at him. Cihiru He had anticipated a similar reaction, though not quite to that degree. He didn't think he said anything that horrible. "I don't mean it as a bad thing... I'm a ground Soquili too." Loki smiled reassuringly. "I just mean we can't fly. Unless you're hiding something; and if that's the case, I just mean I can't fly." He glanced back to the sky for a moment, and gave his tail another idle flick. "I'll stop saying it if it bothers you though. I'm just used to it, I guess." He could understand how it could be taken as derogatory, now that he actually stood back and thought about it - but he still couldn't really tell himself it was supposed to bother him. He'd put too much effort into making himself stop caring. hanging gallow "Oh no that doesn't bother me, I was just curious about what it meant and no I don't think I can fly either, which really doesnt' bother me too much, I'm not a big fan of heights." Alona said in a cheerfull manner to keep him from being bothered by what she had said earlier. "You mentioned Kali, she is your sister, isn't she" Alona said looking down at the ground "I've met her, when she was a filly, she mentioned she had a brother but I didn't realize it was you Loki." Cihiru "I wish I could say the same. I think I'd rather like flying." And that was more than enough information; he wasn't about to divulge he'd been having nightmares about flying and falling for as long as he could remember. "Ah, yes... The loud-mouthed, overbearing sister. It's unfortunate to say she is indeed mine; though I'm relieved you didn't realize until just now. It's always good news to hear we have little to no resembelance!" Loki grinned a little in an attempt to keep their conversation from drifting into the realm of the depressing.
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:09 pm
Sanuye listened attentively even though her tail idly flicked behind her to swat away pesky insects. A mutlitakser, she was. She could listen to a multitude of things at a time, for example the explinations from Loki as well as the song of the wind blowing through the ever so many leaves, which is also why she noticed his slight pause as he began to gather up all the knowledge he possessed about those two-legged creatures. Inwardly she smiled and rolled her eyes, but let none of that show upon her physically. She did not notice, however, that he had purposefully skipped the first question - though she would come to realize this later in the conversation.
Free food. That part did seem to catch her attention, so much so that her ears even perked foreward in curiosity. If what the stallion said was true, all the Soquili who housed themselves with these humans would be fed all the time and would never need worry about the cold months! She mulled over this fact while she still listened to the rest of Loki's explinations, although only have listening now. Grass was rampant but she was growing weary of eating mostly grass and whatever else she could find that was edible. If she could convince these two-leggers to give her food....
"Ye just mentioned protection. Are there many animals we need be worried about in these parts then?" Just because she had not yet had a violent encounter with a native animal didn't mean she wouldn't in the future.
Companionship. She hadn't thought about that word for such a long time it almost seemed alien to her. When she tried to scour her memory for any sign of a being that she knew, or knew her, she came out empty-hooved. Her past was a mystery to her as well to anyone who inquired it of her. The sunrise mare's ears continued to flick foreward as she mulled over the thoughts of what becoming a Soquili in a villliage would be like. If she DID ever deign to live among them, she would choose a special human to look after her. She didn't want the kind that had tried to mount her so many moons ago. Sanuye almost snorted in distast, but remembered she was with company and swallowed it.
Knowing she'd already asked another question, she continued foreward, "Have ye traveled into the villiage afore?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 4:04 pm
The stallion had been studying her closely, paying particular heed to slight changes in expression or vague adjustments in posture. If she was going to call him out over something, he wanted to be aware of it as far in advance as possible; all the better to prepare for it! To his surprise, however... she appeared to have bought it. All of it. He could feel a brow arch involunatrily, cracking his feigned seriousness. Either he was a damn good guesser, or she had even less of a clue than he - Loki supposed either was probable, if he did say so himself.
Likewise, it came to his attention when she took exceptional interest in food, of the free and effortless variety. He nodded his conformation, for this he was certain of, and perked his ears forward at her followup. "Only half a dozen types or so," he added, leaning back his neck and shuffling his forequarters a bit to the side. "This is what it looks like when you meet a mountain lion unfortunate enough to let you live to tell about it." Loki's change in positioning had exposed a good deal of his chest and shoulders - and the healing, scarred wounds that marred them. An unusually deep and conspicuous bite gave a decent guess to the beast's size, particularly when paired with the long scratches down his side. "I've seen bears and wolves around too, though I suspect there isn't much else to be concerned about."
Past that, he was fairly satisfied with his current situation. He was free to roam whever he pleased, knew all the trees and bushes to satiate whatever particular craving, had shelter to block the biting winter chill, and could seek company whenever he desired it. Protection was the only blatant benefit he could see to living in the village - and Loki prided himself on being a capable, independant individual, so even that wasn't much of a benefit. So, why was it his mother sought so dearly to keep him away?
Less guarded than Sanuye, he snorted at this. "Not even once. I don't live with the humans." Loki fixed her with a sideways stare, too careless to hide his suspicion. He wasn't too keen on the direction this was heading, and his gut knew she wanted more. There had to be a catch. He just wasn't sure what, yet.
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 6:41 am
Better Than Fondue!: Loki, Hania, Alona, Mahiri & SettiaPhoenixGuardianMikazuki He snorted as he trotted into the area, and looked about, wondering if he'd get to meet a few new friends, fewer stallions than mares, hopefully. "Now, where was I off to again?" He muttered to himself, and scented the air to find his direction. hanging gallow Alona trotted her way to her favorite spot in the valley. She was enjoying the morning air as always and eyeing the sun rise that was reaching the trees. She wondered if any other soquii would be up and around so early in the morning. She took in a deep breath of cold air and snorted and watch the steam of her breath float on. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania scented the air again, and this time he swore he smelled the scent of a mare. Trotting toward the scent, he continued to admire the morning. He loved the morning; it was always so beautiful, and the grass was always fresh and wet and tasty, so it was best to eat in the morning as well. As he moved, he came upon a beautiful mare, watching the sunrise. "Hello," he greeted quietly, so that he didn't startle her. He'd seen a lot of mares, and this one was just as beautiful as the others he'd seen... actually, he'd seen so many beautiful mares lately, he couldn't decide on a favorite. Cihiru Loki had departed from his forest dwelling quite early in the day - well before sunrise, which was more than a little unusual for him. (Kali would often groan her disdain when he woke in the younger hours of noon) But he'd been restless, and couldn't keep himself from wandering. It was one of those times where he was itching to do something, and his limbs ached at inactivity. So, he'd gone with the obvious, and set himself into motion... And found himself here, at the valley of what he'd come to recognize as Alona's favored field. He rooted himself once he realized he was here, and looked absently to the glowing morning sky. It was probably his subconciousness wishing Alona would happen by, and he didn't care enough to object. hanging gallow Alona's ears perked up at the another voice of a soquili. She hadn't expected to meet anyone out this early except Loki, but that would be alright, she didn't mind the extra company. Her eyes scanned the area, she had halfed hoped she would met Loki again, but not seeing him she greeted the other soquili.
"Hello, I don't think I have met you before, my name is Alona" she smiling as cheerful as her mood would let her. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania noticed that the mare was only half-heartedly greeting him. He backed away, saying gently, "I'm sorry if I interrupted you. I'm new, Alona, and it seems I have yet to introduce myself. My name is Hania," with his name, he bowed. He was a gentlehorse (gentleman?), after all. "I'm sorry I have disrupted your quiet pleasure," he repeated softly, watching her. That is, until he scented another stallion. Whipping up his head, he looked over to a hilltop and spotted a white stallion, watching the sunrise. hanging gallow "Oh! no your not disrupted my quiet pleasure, not at all, I was just hoping a friend of mine would be here, please forgive me if i seemed rude, I didn't mean to, i..." she shook her head to keep from furstrating herself. She didn't mean to seem rude and offense to the new comer. She started to blush out of aggrevation with herself. "It is a pleasure to met you Hania" Alona said with the a cheeful smile hoping to cast all doubt of her frist greeting away. Cihiru 'Hello'? The stallion's ears twitched at the sound; he'd thought he was alone, and idly wondered why he hadn't smelled anyone until then. And then the introduction was echoed, by another - his ears swiveled more fully at this, and his head turned to follow it. One was Alona, he was certain. Loki spotted the pair easily once he'd heard them, and trotted toward them without giving it much thought. "Good morning!" Once he'd neared, he neighed a greeting, and gave them both what he thought was a pleasent grin. "Sorry to interrupt - I'm Loki." PhoenixGuardianMikazuki "If you're sure," Hania replied, slowly and gently, still watching the white stallion. "Of course, I suppose HE isn't the friend you're waiting for?" Hania said, turning to look at Alona then looking back to the other stallion. "Are you friends?" Hania asked. He was emotionless at the moment. Other stallions, for some reason, always made him tense. He couldn't figure out why, but he always felt competitive around them for some reason... which was why he lived alone, as a matter of fact. hanging gallow "Loki! Your here" Alona said cheerfully she was happy to see him. "Yes he was the friend I was hopeing would be here Hania, I must have missed seeing him" Alona said blushing a little. She had a tendancy to miss seeing other soquili's alot, she wasn't use to seeing them at all. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania nodded and said, "I see." Smiling a little at Alona's blush, and shaking his head in silent laughter, he greeted the newcomer (well, to him the stallion was a newcomer). "Greetings. I see that you and Alona are friends. I'm Hania," he tried to keep it friendly, but with his nature, all stallions were rivals, be they friends or foes. He was a naturally free-feeling horse, after all. Cihiru The stallion's standoffish lack of greeting caught him offguard, and he blinked, slightly taken aback. "That I am!" he offered to Alona instead, smiling broadly... Though he could feel hints of a blush beneath his fur. One of these days, he'd learn to accept compliments gracefully, he vowed. Some day. But not this one; his awkward smile remained. "Hello to you too, then, Hania" He glanced briefly to the other, one brow arched in question and one ear tilted backward in the faintest signs of apprehension. hanging gallow Aloan returned Loki's smile, she was happy he was here. However, Alona could sense a rising apprehension between the two stallions. She didn't want an arguement to break out so she tried to remain as cheeful as possible. "So...How is everyone doing this morning" Alona said with a hint of a cheesy grin on her face trying to keep the uneasiness away. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania blinked as he watched signs of apprehension come off Loki. "You will not tell me your name?" Hania asked, chuckling. He was slightly amused. Yes, he'd heard the stallion's name from Alona, but he liked the actual horse to introduce him or herself, because their name was their name, unless they allowed their friends to introduce them instead. "I'm sorry I came off as tense," he added, hoping to ease the rising tension that he felt. He couldn't help it sometimes, and he knew it. Since there was a mare, he decided to be civil; after all, he was here to make friends, was he not? "This morning is a fine one for me," he said, answering Alona's question. Cihiru The ear was, in fact, the only way the apprehension was expressed. As far as he was aware, anyway. "I really just hadn't gotten that far yet," he lied. His name was one of the first things he offered; it wasn't his fault the other didn't care to pay attention. "I'm sorry, I'm Loki." He sighed inwardly, but made a concious effort not to let that surface too. "It's too early, as far as I'm concerned. But otherwise, just grand." The stallion gave an exaggerated yawn, and another smile. hanging gallow Alona laughed as Loki yawned and gave him a slight nudge. "Its not early at all sleepy" she said giving him a large smile. She was still excited to see that he was here. She enjoyed meeting him in the morning and having a conversation with him. "And I'm glad the morning is going good for you Hania, do you normally enjoy being out the early" Alona said hoping to get a conversation started without any more hostility entering. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania blinked again, then remembered that Loki did introduce his name. "I apologize. It probably is far too early in the morning, but I now remember that you did tell me your name." Hania managed to make himself look calm, although competitiveness and apprehension was slowly boiling up inside him. "I enjoy the morning quite a bit. Alona, what do you like about the morning?" he tried to start another conversation to ease up the tension he hadn't meant to start. "I came out early to see if I could make friends," he said quietly, moving away to the right, slightly, so that he was standing fairly close to the place he'd come from. He lived alone, so making friends was new to him a bit. Cihiru "It's plenty early!" Loki stuck his tounge out at her and returned the nudge with a light tap of his own. After righting his expression, he turned back to Hania, and offered yet another smile. "It's fine, never hurts to repeat an introduction anyway." He had been content to eat the blame and let noone be the wiser, but the apology smoothed his bristles a bit. At least he was willing to admit that much. He didn't leap headfirst into their conversation though, and settled on standing back and listening quietly instead. It was a bit unlike him; he wasn't particularly sure why. Just wasn't much to say, he supposed. hanging gallow Alona returned Loki's playfulness with a smile. "Oh! I just enjoy the mornings always, maybe it because I like the sun just rising" Alona said cheefully. She was happy that the tension had eased off a bit. She looked up as the sun had rose over the tree tops. She sighed slightly but smiled in doing so. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania chuckled at the how the two friends playfully teased each other. I suppose that's what friends are like, he mused to himself. "No, it doesn't," Hania agreed. "So, I shall repeat mine while we're on the topic. It's a pleasure to meet you, Loki. I am Hania," he finished with a soft laugh. He didn't know why, but it amused him when he said that. He noticed that Alona was getting a little worried about the tension, but he felt that it was easing down to a more normal, friendly feeling. He smiled suddenly. The competitiveness and apprehension in him was beginning to disappear. Good, he thought. His stomach rumbled, and he sighed. "I must take my leave. I have yet to eat breakfast, and I'm sure you two would like to catch up with each other. We will see each other again soon, I hope," he added, and off he went, back to his home. Cihiru "Glad to meet you too, Hania." Loki's smile gave way to more of an amused grin. Yes, this was a better start; it definately beat the unfriendly impression he'd recieved at first. "I think it's because..." the stallion paused only briefly, and peered at Alona from the corner of his eye. "You're a bunny. And bunnies like to nibble on the dewy grasses!" He wrinkled his nose a little and gave her another playful nudge. hanging gallow "Bye Hania" she said cheerfully. Alona noticed Loki eyeing her and couldn't help but laugh as what he had said. "Ha! so I like to nibble on dewy grass, and what about you mr. sleepy fox" she said playfully to him. She nudged him back and pranced around him playfully. Cihiru Hania's sudden departure caused him to tilt his head questioningly, but he didn't give it much more attention than that. It was becoming increasingly common for others to leave unexpectedly, and he was growing accustomed. "And what about me, hmm?" Loki turned back to Alona, still arching a brow. "So what if I like to hibernate... every day!?" He snorted dismissively and watched the mare prance about like a foal. "Doesn't sound like a problem to me. Or maybe you had something else in mind?" The stallion glanced to her again, his head moving slightly as he followed her path. hanging gallow Alona stopped prancing to nudge Loki in the shoulder. "Aw, hibernations aren't any fun, then you miss out on the morning, which happens to be the best part of the day, because i'm here nibbling on dewy grass like a bunny" she said cheefully giving Loki a large smile. She was feeling silly today, like a young foal. She didn't know what was making her feel so cheeful, giddy, or even excited but she was enjoying herself at least and hoped that Loki was having fun too. Cihiru "But hibernating is lots of fun!" Loki gave her a pouting expression. "The only thing better than sleep is lots of sleep, and um..." He paused again, tilting his head slightly as he did so. "Nights are fairly nice too, I must admit." Well, his secret was out. The stallion slept far into the mornings because he didn't sleep much at nights; he was far too fond of running beneath the twinkling stars and admiring the glowing medallion of a moon. hanging gallow "Oh! so you like to be outside at night" Alona said smiling softly. "I agree the mornings are nice, but the night sky is far better" she said thinking of the moon at night and how often Lilly would be outside. "So that explains why you are so sleepy in the morning" she playful nudging him. Cihiru "Maaaybe." Loki smiled genuinely, but playful mischief still twinkled in his eyes. "I wouldn't say it's better. They're just different." He leaned over to whisper in her ear. "I do think nights are much better though - just don't tell anyone!" The stallion had pulled away as his statement came to a close, and he finished somewhat loudly. "Does it? Maybe I'm just sleepy 'cause mornings have that affect on me," he commented, wrinkling his nose. hanging gallow Alona laughed as she nipped at his mane like Resi did when she was younger. "No one will know Loki," gving him a wink" besides I think mornings make me a little sleepy too, but no one notices because I usually have an apple to wake me up, either that or a splash of cold water" she said smiling at him. "My bonded human spends most of her time awake during the night, and sleeps most of the day, so I spend most of my time awake then sleeping, however it can be a bit tiring" she said giving a small yawn, she hadn't slept much that night. In a manner of speaking she hadn't slept for the last few weeks, Lilly had been up up for most of the nights and Alona hated to sleep all during the day too so she just slept for a few wee hours a night to keep up with it all. Cihiru Loki blinked at the nips, and shook out his somewhat unruly mane. "Are you sure you don't want to get more sleep?" His joking overtone had faded, for the moment at least. "Forcing yourself awake doesn't sound like a great way to start a morning to me. Besides, sleep is goood. Nothing can compete with waking up in the mornings feeling well-rested." He nodded certainly and gave a little smile. That had worried him a bit; it wasn't healthy to run day after day on small hints of sleep here and there. It just got too taxing. "Bunnies need their beauty rest!" PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania bellowed/neighed triumph happily as he ran and ran, feeling free as the wind pushed and jostled his mane and his body. Now this is more like it!! He strained his body to move faster; he didn't even care anymore that he'd been racing. As he ran, he noticed that he was running in the direction where Loki and Alona were. Remove Being as playful as she was she didn't notice that they were racing towards anyone. She loved to run, the air whizzing past her, oh the feeling was great, she bucked a couple of times while galloping as fast as she could, always trying to push herself more then she could actually do.
She suddenly slowed down as she saw two others, instead of coming to a stop, to slow down she turned and circled around a bit before slowing into a trot to follow Hania upto them. She had no idea who they were, he might do. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania, too slowed to a stop and trotted forward to meet the Loki and Alona. "Hello!" he called out to get their attention. The two horses were very close, muttering or speaking softly to each other, he saw. "Mahiri, those two over there are a few other friends of mine. The stallion's name is Loki, and the mare's name is Alona." hanging gallow "Well this bunny is hopeing to remain awake for most of the day, I'll catch a nap sometimes later on, don't worry about me Loki, Ill be fine" she nudging him giving him a ressuring smile. She did feel tired...actually more like exhausted, but she didn't want him to worry about her, so she kept her self wake and tired to be as cheeful as possible. Remove Mahiri looked at the other two before letting out a load snort like sound, "Well come on, lets go and play with them!" She nipped his neck before trotting towards the two of them. Loki and Alona? Interesting names! She nickered happily to herself, turning to see if Hania was actually following! Cihiru "Suit yourself. I just hope I don't have to start calling you Sleepy." Loki sighed audibly, but left it at that. Stubborn though he was, this wasn't a point worth persuing. It was unlikely he'd be able to change her mind. "Hello again!" he called suddenly, ears perking forward at the newcomers. He had recognized one initially, but the other... The other was a stranger, and he smiled softly at this. Making new acquaintences was always a bit of a surprise; something he couldn't help but look forward to. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania blinked as the playful mare nipped him. "I hope that was more flirting than playing," he teased as he trotted after her. He was only teasing, but he wondered what Mahiri's reaction would be. "Are you ever serious?" he said, laughing as she flew ahead of him. He galloped after to her so that he kept pace. Remove After hearing the words about flirting she just turned to him with a huge smile on her face, "You never know with me!" She then bucked again and ran towards the others, slowing down as she reached them she bowed her head and smiled, "I am Mahiri!" She looked to the stallion and then the mare. "It is nice to meet you both!" hanging gallow Alona sighed slightly she had hoped she didn't annoy Loki. Her ears perked at the sound of a voice. It was Hania back again, and this time with a new soquili. A new acquaintence was always good to see. She smiled and responded "hello mahiri, I'm Alona" greeting the mare happily feeling as if she wasn't the only one "Hello again Hania. " PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania rolled his eyes mockingly and chuckled, walking up to Alona and Loki. "Hey, Alona," he greeted. "That playful mare over there... if she would slow down with the energy a little she could introduce herself." He tossed his head so that his mane flipped to the other side of his neck and he chased after Mahiri, trying to get her to stop. "Never know with you? Now that's the first true thing I've heard in a while!!" Hania laughed. He'd never felt this playful before. Cihiru He doubted it was possible for Alona to annoy him. Though he did not possess unwavering patience, he was a fairly forgiving soul, and the mare was far from trying (although he could think of those that were). "And I'm Loki." The stallion smiled again, his expression sobering a little at the sight before him. He did consider himself a lighthearted creature, but the two of them running around like yearlings uncovered a sort of peacefulness inside of him. Contentment; his smile broadened at the realization. Remove She nickered at Hania and chuckled, "It is nice to meet you both, Loki and Alona." She had a smile on her face and it was somewhat obvious by the way she spoke and acted that she was a hyper creature. She had so much energy in her and felt somewhat awkward just standing with the other three, she wanted to run and move. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki "Loki!" Hania greeted. "Ha!" He felt the urge to n** at Mahiri, and so he did. "Tag! Hey, Mahiri's it--everyone, RUN!!" Hania shouted and took off around the field. "You can't catch me, Mahiri!!" He knew that the mare wanted to run and play; her voice even had the feeling that she didn't want to just be standing still, and so he decided (on impulse!?) to n** and play tag, just like when he was a young foal playing will all his other... friends... Hania slowed slightly, memory taking over him before he shook himself to continued trying to get away from Mahiri. hanging gallow Alona gave Loki one more smile as she darted from Mahiri. She took of quickly feeling the thrill of excitement shiver over her. However slowed down a bit to see if she was being followed. Remove Mahiri nickered happily as she nipped at Loki before darting off aswell. This was great, a game, fun!!! "Loki is on!!" PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania neighed and laughed. "Oh no! Loki's it!! Run hard!!" Hania cried out. He pulled up, pawing at the air and then ran hard, coming up beside Mahiri. "Smart move, Hiri..." Hania quickly added, "I mean, Mahiri. Forgive me." He hadn't meant to add the nickname, it just came to him as they played. Remove Mahiri had laughed a little when he gave her a nicename, "dont matter!" She laughed as she turned away to him, she would be runing, of course but she also wanted to talk to the other mare. Alona was pretty and could make a good friend? Yeah course she would! Cihiru Loki knew that sound - it was the same sort of tone Sora had; the voice of one who wasn't content to sit still. And he had never been fond of Sora. "Huh?" The stallion blinked deliberately as he took in what exactly just happened, and the conversation he absently wrote to memory, despite unintentionally overlooking it. Tag? Okay, that was a game he knew. He tried to tell himself it would be fun, despite the somewhat ungraceful method he'd been thrown into it. No harm done, right? "You'd better run hard!" he trumpeted, just barely catching the comment as Hania darted away. Loki took off after him, his limbs pumping comfortably beneath him. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania blinked as Loki started chasing after him. "Oh no!" he cried out, and began to run hard. Stallions were powerful, and since he was one, he knew. And so, the chase began. "Catch me if you can!" Hania called. He had only started the game because of Mahiri, but he also wanted to let Loki run to draw out the tension in his body. Hania could tell the stallion was dignified, so the entire thing was probably irritating somewhat to Loki. hanging gallow Alona slowed to a slow pace and watched the two stallions run across the field. Loki seemed slightly annoyed with the game, but he seemed to enjoy himself. She laughed slightly watching them compete in speed. She spotted Mahiri and smiled, she had rarely got the chance to chat with other mares. She would like to meet Mahiri and chat with her, not to mention she had the same markings as a fox, one of her favorite creatures. Remove Mahiri watched Loki go off and as she reached Alona she had a slightly worried but still playful look on her face, "You think I annoyed him somewhat?" She couldn't help but give out a chuckle. He would probably at some point head towards the two mares but it was amusing watching the two stallions running around for now. Cihiru "Keep me from catching you, if you can." Loki couldn't hide his devious grin; this was his element. He thrived on competition, especially running. He'd spent hours upon hours running as a colt, it was his release, and something he loved even now. He had little trouble forgetting his frustration once he'd taken his first few strides, and ran with all his heart once he started. 'The chase,' as it were, was exhilarating, and his nostrils flared at the activity, while his muscles flexed with his stride. He'd all but forgotten the mares - one ear flicked toward them as he caught mere whispers of their conversation, but he was otherwise focused on Hania. hanging gallow "Oh! I wouldn't worry too much about him, he was probably annoyed at frist but he seems to be enjoying himself now Mahiri" Alona said giving the mare a cheerful smile. "Besides he is giving us a small rest chasing after Hania" she said laughing "I wonder who will win this one" Remove Mahiri chuckled, "True, gives us time to store our energy when he remembers we exist!" She nickered happily and turned back to Alona, "Have you known Loki and Hania long?" She was curious so for a little bit she would keepy her hyper playful self at bay to get some information. She needed to some things anyway! PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania, too, ran and ran when he was younger, but he could tell that he was tiring, since he had raced against Mahiri earlier, and Loki was fresh. C'mon, Hania, this is no time to be acting like a colt, he thought to himself. He began to push and pump his legs, loving the feeling of being able to run as fast as he could make himself run. "Keep you from catching me, indeed," he called with a huff. He'd forgotten about the mares for the moment; it was exhilirating to compete speed for speed with another stallion. Cihiru "What, flustered already?" He laughed lightheartedly, mischief returning to his eyes with a sparkle. Loki smelled the opposition; it was a unique sort of thing he found difficult to describe - something that fueled his adrenaline and made him want to run faster still. The stallion willed his stride to pick up pace, to close the distance between them, and started this change in rythem with a lofty sort of bounding buck. He was just getting started. "Don't think you're in the clear yet!" he called to the mares in warning. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki "Flustered? Unlike you, I've been running since early this morning!! Hiri tired me out," called the the tiring stallion. He began to make an arch, where he skirted just the edges of the field and began to run toward the mares. "If you guys are standing there thinking you get to rest, think again!!" he neighed, and with a last burst of his energy, reared up, jumped forward. He was breaking into a sweat now, panting hard. hanging gallow Alona eyes widen as she noticed Hania heading towards them. "Uh oh we have been spotted "Alona said to Mahiri as she took of in another direction. She could feel the adrenaline rush through her body as she gained speed. As long as I stay in front of Hania I should be fine, unless he is tagged next Alona thought. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania grinned as he watched both mares get ready to flee he was beginning to slow down, however, and he knew that Loki would soon catch up with him and tag him. This... isn't good, he chuckled to himself. "Ready, girls? Here I come!!" he called, but he noticed that his legs were getting ready to give out; he was so tired. SummerRaven The mare chuckled again as she spotted Hania, happy she was going to run again. "Yes, it appears that we have!" She said, and took off running as fast as she could. Mahiri wanted to run faster, but she stayed running next to Alona, keeping an eye on both of the stallions. "You can't catch me!" She yelled to the two of them. Cihiru "What? That's hardly my fault." Loki grinned broadly, despite his deep gasps for breath. "Tag was your idea, remember!" He noted Hania's tiring stride though, and bridled his pace, although his thirst for competition would not allow him to slack to the extent of losing. He just didn't want the other to... Well, lose too badly (for his ego told him Hania would lose). "You haven't been tagged just yet," the stallion called with an arched brow as he neared. For a moment, he considered giving up on the stallion and instead going for the mares... but it was a brief moment, and he tapped Hania as he came astride behind him. "But now you have." PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania huffed as he slowly came to a stop. He needed a quick break with water thrown in for the extra help. He was quite thirsty. "Might as well let Loki catch me," he muttered to himself. "I am tired; I have been running since early morning." He had to grin to himself. He looked around quickly to see if he could spot some water, a stream or a river, even a small pool would do. Seeing one, he immediately, somehow, raised enough energy to turn and run in the direction of water. hanging gallow "Hey you don't antgonize them to come catch us" Alona said laughing while running. She slowed her pace up a bit when Hania was tagged. Seeing the stallion head in the direction of water she chuckled to herself more and slow down a bit. There was no reason to tire out so quickly when they weren't being chased. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki "Good, at least now it's my turn. Alona has yet to be tagged, so I'll go after her." Hania said, grinning. He'd knew he'd lose. "Well, at least you play it right, eh, Loki?" He was beginning to enjoy the stallion's company. "Well, start running, because after this drink, I'll be ready to run hard... and I'll be chasing hard." Hania stooped to take a drink from the small pool he'd discovered, taking a long drink of the refreshingly cold water. "Better," he said, once he finished. Looking up, he grinned. "Ready or not, here I come!!" He reared up, pawing at the air, and began the time honored chase. SummerRaven "Sorry." Mahiri said, turning to look back at the two stallions. "Yay! Now Hania's it!" She yelled, and was going to run faster until she saw him head towards the water instead of chasing them. "Aw, why doesn't he want to play anymore Alona?" She asked the mare, and stopped running to watch him leave. Cihiru "At least now it's your turn? Don't say it that way, it sucks away the blood of victory!" Loki's expression was an exaggerated, pouting frown as he checked his pace further still, until his casual trot slowed to a full stop. He was relieved to see Hania take a much-needed (and deserved) drink - particularly since it gave him a moment of rest before continuing. He enjoyed every second of it, taking the opportunity to suck in great gulps of air and shake out his mane and tail. "Always ready!" Loki coiled his haunches beneath him and took off like a racehorse from a gate, though he really only made a large loop around the area at a comfortable canter; he felt he was in the clear, for the moment. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania grinned and started to chase after the mares. Loki was free for now... but just for now. "Alona, Hiri! Here I come!!" he called out. He pounded the ground hard with his hooves as he shot off like an arrow toward the mares who had stopped when they saw him go to take a drink. "You shouldn't have stopped!" he called out gleefully. He was closing in on them. Remove Mahiri snickered as she bolted away from Alona and towards Loki. She was in some sense running straight at Hania but she then turned off at a random angle away from him. She had a huge smile on her face and her endless energy was helping her bound around happily. hanging gallow "Mahiri I don't think he quite done yet" Alona said dashing off from Hania. She decided she wouldn't quite all her speed yet, she would toy with him first, she knew if she waited until he tired out she could add in her last burst of speed to get away. She was built to race and was enjoying herself every moment as she galloped across the field. The wind whipped her curly mane and tail around as her hooves pounded the ground. She wouldn't let Hania catch her too easily. She eyed Loki who seemed quite happy not being the target and thought maybe she should lead Hania in a loop back toward Loki. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki "Alona, you better be racing with all your might, otherwise I'll tag you!" Hania laughed aloud, and pumped his legs a little harder. He began to move as fast as Loki had before. He raced across the soft grassy terrain, slowly managing to close the gap between him and Alona. "I'll get you after if I miss out on Alona, Hiri!!" he called to the fox-colored mare. Remove Mahiri laughed a little as he called out to her. She liked the nickname he had given her, maybe she would adopt it. For now though she would keep out the way, nickering and chuckling to herself. She never took hjer brown eyes off his slender body, he moved fast so it would be best to keep her energy, though if he came after her, she would just play around with him. That would be more fun! Cihiru Loki had allowed his stride to slack at some point, and he moved around at a lazy trot now. Happy? Probably; who wouldn't be? He eyed the three of them suspiciously though... prepared to bolt at any moment, for he was very aware he was by far the most likely target in the group. He'd want to tag him if he were them. But he wasn't, so he merely stood back, skirting around the action and darting a cautious gaze between them. hanging gallow Alona watched as he started to close the gap in between them. She waited he was close enough and decided it was time to step it up a notach. She put on her full burst of speed. Her ears laid flatten by her skull as the wind whipped even more around her body. She had wished she had a shorter mane and tail, they were catching too much wind, but never matter. She kept going, gaining more speed at the moment pulling away from Hania. She eyed Loki again and headed straight in his direction. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Watching as Alona pulled into a burst of speed just as he closed in on her, Hania stopped and pawed the ground, then turned around and began the chase once more. He was going to try and cut her off by circling around, and maybe he'd catch Hiri on the way. He just as he reached the edge of the field, he began to turn at the odd angle and headed straight fo Alona, ready to tag her. Skylar14 Settia walked through the crisp winter air as she strolled to where ever her feet took her. It wasn't too long before she came upon four other Soquili playing some sort of game. She watched them curiously for a bit before deciding to go meet them. Remove Mahiri made sure she was out of the way and ready to move if need be, her eyes didn't leave Hania as he turned and made his way at Alona. Soon she would have to run, run and run fast. From what she had seen Alona wasn't a slow runner and if she was on then it would mean that Mahiri would need to put on a burst of speed to get anywhere! She was fast but didn't seem to be that fast! hanging gallow Alona saw what Hania did, however she wasn't quite ready for it. She quickly turned on a prepedicular angle from Hania and continue going on an angle heading more toward Hiri. Alona knew she had to keep building up her speed if she was going to keep him off her tail. She continued to put more energy into her gallop. Faster she thought faster she was pushing herself, more and more, however she didn't how much more longer she could last pushing herself as she was, but she would quit now. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki "Alona!!" Hania called, grinning. "I'm about to catch you!!" He veered off his odd run, turned and headed straight for Mahiri. "Hm... where's all that energy now, Hiri?" He called, laughing. Alona had made an odd turn when she was running toward Loki, and now she, too, was heading for Mahiri. Remove Mahiri took a while to notice the newcomer as Alona was heading towards her. "Hey stop!" She giggled as she dashed from Alona upto the newcommer. "Hello I am Mahiri!" She nickered happily with her tail swishing behind her. "We are all playing would you like to join in? Then again we may rest soon!" She chuckled happily. Skylar14 Settia watched as the Soquili chased each other round and round. She wasn't sure as to what this game was but it looked fun. She wanted to join in this strange game and so she walked over to the other Soquili to see if they would let her play.
As she walked towards them one of the Soquili rushed upto her. "Hello, my name is Settia and yes, I would like to join you in your game." PhoenixGuardianMikazuki Hania noticed that, yet again, another beautiful mare had just entered the area. He only noticed her, however, when he saw Mahiri go to greet her. "Ha! Alona!!" Alona wasn't too far away from him now, and he was beginning to catch up. He charged, getting his legs to move and pound the ground harder and harder as he thought, Faster! Faster even than the wind! Remove She chuckled, "Great come on then!" She started to trot back towards the others, "Hania, Alona this is Settia and she is joining in our game!!" She yelled towards them before galloping off in the opposite direction to them both. Skylar14 "Wait! What game are you playing?" She asked as she trotted after Mahiri. She was so confused and didn't know what to do. hanging gallow Alona noticed that Hania was keeping up to her and knew she was going to need more speed. All right she thought more speed, well here goes nothing. Alona put all of her energy that she had left in her body for the last run. She eyed Mahiri who took off from the new comer. "Hey, I'm Alona can't talk, must run" she said for a moment as she passed Settia. She seemed pretty and she hoped she was pretty enough for Hania to be distracted a bit. Remove Mahiri laughed and turned quickly, "Run and dont get caught! If you are tagged you have to get someone else. The male is on at the moment, avoid him!!" She laughed as she bucked, she was ever so playful! PhoenixGuardianMikazuki "Hm?" Hania stopped his chasing to greet the pretty mare. "A pleasure, Settia. I am Hania. Do you wish to play tag?" He nipped her gently then burst off away from her. "You have to tag someone else!!" he called, laughing as he raced away. "When someone tags you, you have to chase all the others! That's why you're 'it', Settia," Hania called as he ran away from her. "By the way, you're very beautiful, Settia!" he called out a compliment, hoping that would distract her so that he could rest for a moment. Cihiru "And um, I'm Loki..." he added clumsily, somewhat dumbfounded as to why he was excluded entirely. He smiled nonetheless, and nodded to the stranger he thought he heard was Settia. "Just... run! Stay away from the big oaf." The ashy stallion continued his slow lap around the field, grinning broadly as he avoided being the target of attention. "Or... watch as everyone tries to stay away from you!" Loki took off at this, pushing himself back to a gallop, albeit a relaxed one. PhoenixGuardianMikazuki "Too bad I'm not an oaf, Loki! She's already been tagged!!" Hania called out. Remove Mahiri suddenly turned, she had forgotten about Loki because all her concentration had been on the other two. She ran over to him quickly, "Sorry, I forgot about you, I was too wrapped up in not getting caught. Sorry.." She smiled a little sheepishly watching the new femme. Was a little unfair tagging her but oh well! hanging gallow Whew Alona thought as Seitta was tagged, she was tired. She headed toward Loki. And stopped to catch her breath. A sharp pain shot up from her knee and made her wince a little. She shook her head and ingored it. She kept her eye on Seitta just in case she needed to take off again. She hoped that Seitta would follow Mahiri instead of her for the moment. Cihiru "Taking advantage of the unsuspecting doesn't mean you're not an oaf!" Loki called after him, then turned briefly to Mahiri. "It's fine, really," and he smiled reassuringly. Not a big deal at all. Rather than worry about it, the stallion eyed Settia curiously, waiting for her to define a course so he could set one of his own. He suspected they'd break soon, though. Alona, at least, was tiring. - Or that's what it looked like to him, anyway. Remove Mahiri shook her head and smiled at Loki, "Thanks!" She looked at the sky and then looked to the others. She snorted and stamped her feet, "Sorry guys, I have to get going!" She smiled at them all before running off, still so full of energy she ran off at a stupid speed and out of the field to go home. hanging gallow Alona was extremely tired. She wanted water and her knee was bothering her. She tried to ingore it all and headed toward the stream. To take a deep glup of water. There she thought "thats better" she said cantering slowly around in a circle. "Bye Mahiri" she said as Mahiri left. That just leaves me and Loki out here and she knew Loki wasn't tired but she was and she knew if Seitta came her way she wouldn't get far before getting tagged. Cihiru Loki watched their company depart, one by one... until only Alona and himself remained. "Well then." He snorted absently and turned to the mare as she refreshed herself at a stream. "How's your leg treating you?" he questioned as he approached to join her. The stallion had noticed Alona favoring one foot while he was circling around doing nothing, and hoped she was feeling better now. hanging gallow Alona ears perked up when she heard Loki. She noticed that everyone else was gone and was slightly happy she didn't have to play tag any more. "Meh, my leg could be doing a little better but this is normal" she said looking at her knee "I injured when I was younger and it has never been the same since, it sort of disappoints me because I love to race" she said looking up at Loki. She was glad that she was able to have run so long today, but she knew she would pay for it tomorrow. Her knee was so troubling and she hated it, much like she was aggrevated with herself from the lack of sleep she had. Cihiru "Normal?" He frowned lightly at this news, but it was faint and didn't last long. "Well, take care of yourself. I don't want to see you all bandaged up next time we meet!" And he sort of sighed at himself, realizing that was the second comment along that line today - At this rate, she was going to think him nagging soon. After all, it wasn't his job to bother her about such things. "Not that it's any of my buisness," he apologized suddenly, and dropped his muzzle to the nearby stream for a distracting drink. hanging gallow Alona watched him. She saw his concern and it made her feel better. "Hey don't worry, I need someone to remind me that I need to take of myself, I do a terrible job at times" she said smiling faintly hoping him to feel a little better. The truth was she was always willing to push herself as much as she could, and at times it could unhealthy for her. But she wanted to do so much for others and she had a habit of putting herself in harms way just to do so. She didn't feel that Loki was nagging at her, but she felt better, she knew that he cared at least she hoped that he did when he said that. She wasn't use to having people caring about her, but it felt good to at times. Cihiru "Someone, maybe - but not me," he commented from between swallows. Loki snorted again, to dislodge stray droplets from his whiskers, and hovered over the water even after he'd finished. He watched his rippling reflection for a brief while, just kind of staring himself in the eye. There was a time this disconcerted him; he was not comfortable in his own skin and was far from fond of his mirror image. That time had passed, however... He was content now, and it was a satisfying sort of feeling, though he wasn't sure what tempted him to think of it. "It's not my aim to trouble or nag you," Loki said suddenly, finally raising his head as he did so. "Leave that to those with less charm than me." And he grinned goofily, poking his tongue out in jest. hanging gallow She stopped for a moment staring out into space. "Loki, you don't trouble me at all, not one bit, and as for nagging, I suggest you leave that for someone else, I have a constant deaf ear to it, which is bad but it doesn't bother me, but no worry my knee gives me enough nagging when I push it too much" she said looking at it. She wished that she hadn't ruined so long ago, but it would be alright in the end or at least she hoped. She wouldn't let it destroy her love of running. She watched as he noticed his reflection in the water. She looked up to the sky avoiding hers. But turned her head to him when he spoke again. "Haha so I see, the fox has too much charm for the bunny now does he," she said playfully nudge him. Cihiru "Far too much for nagging," he confirmed, glancing to her from over his shoulder with a grin. Her troubled tone concerned him, but her posture warned him it was something she didn't want to discuss... So mentally, he stayed where he was, just sitting on the fence of uncertainty. Part of him did want to question and reassure her; to ask what exactly was bothering her. It was something he'd become aware of shortly after they met, but the way Alona tried so hard to be cheerful filled him with apprehension in regards to it. You couldn't just walk up to someone and tell them the job they've been working so hard to fulfill wasn't such a great job afterall. It didn't work that way. "It's not becoming!" Loki wrinkled his nose and butted her shoulder with it, then made a short leap and trotted a quick circle around her. hanging gallow "Hahaha well it is a good thing that the fox is far to charming for nagging because I don't know how well the bunny likes nagging" she said cheeful as he trotted a quick circle around her. She was glad he didn't ask what was wrong with her, but half of her wanted to tell him. She rarely ever spoke of it, however she trusted Loki a great deal. The other half of her didn't even want to think about it. She shook the thoughts out of her head. "No it isn't very becoming at all, I agree" she said pushing thoughts far from her mind. Cihiru "Of course. That's why he's too charming for it." Loki fixed her with a sideways stare, his eyes smiling almost as much as his muzzle. She would tell him when she thought the time appropriate, and until then, he tried not to allow himself to be bothered. Trust was earned, not gifted, and he couldn't force it from anyone. "The morning's gone and left us, I think." The stallion glanced to the sky then, and peered at it with a squinted gaze. The sun was high in the sky, either nearing its peak or just coming off it. - He couldn't really tell which, as he hadn't really been paying attention. hanging gallow Alona chuckled at his response and returned his smile. She enjoyed watching Loki smile especially when it showed in his eyes, it made her feel better, or at least more cheeful. She would wait to tell him what had happen, later, when she felt right about discussing it, but at this moment it was pleasent and she didn't want to destroy that. She looked up at the sky after Loki mentioned it wasn't morning. "I believe you are right, the morning has left" she said in agreement. Cihiru "And you know what that means!..." Loki turned back to her, simply beaming. Whether or not it was genuine was debatable, but he did a decent job of pretending if it wasn't. "Night is coming." He pranced in place momentarily, lifting his ivory hooves high before placing them back on the grassy earth. "You can sleep, and I can... do whatever it is I do at nightfall." He grinned deviously, and glanced off into the distance. hanging gallow Alona laughed. "Thats right, the night will come soon, won't it" she said looking up at the sky. She knew Lilly was probably awake now or soon and she would be planning to go out during the night to wonder the area and knowing her she would have to follow Lilly to keep an eye on her. "And soon this bunny will need her beauty rest" she responding to Loki's devious grin. Cihiru Loki gave an audible sigh; one full of satisfaction, concern, and a little of something that was hard to place a finger on. Whatever it was, it didn't discourage his smile as he turned away from the gradiant sky. "You're up long into the nights too, aren't you? - Doing what?" he inquired with an arched brow. The stallion hoped this wouldn't be a sensitive topic of conversation; it wasn't something he'd noticed bothering her, so he thought it was safe ground to tread upon. But then, one cold never be entirely sure. He'd stuck his foot in his mouth a time or two, and was sure there was more to come. "If you don't mind my asking," he added as an afterthought, and made a small (but joking) bow for good measure. hanging gallow "Oh! I am usually up during the nights following Lilly, my bonded human, at night, she never seems to like the day as much as the night, she is much like you Loki, she is always sleeping in the morning and staying up late at night" she said giving him a cheerful smile. "I enjoy being outside at night espcially when there is a full moon around and snow on the ground it causes the whole place to be lit up" she said joyfully. Alona felt comfortable again, she didn't mind talking about what her and Lilly did at night. Cihiru "I keep hearing bonds... humans mentioned in passing." Loki paused thoughtfully, and flicked his ears in absent motion. "Would you let me meet Lilly someday?" This was one thing he had genuine curiosity for; humans were something he could never quite grasp. He never had a chance to interact with them as a foal, and didn't really feel comfortable venturing into the human village now. It was a forboding sort of place, despite his thirst to learn more of the two-leggers. "Night is always beautiful, I think. Kali says I'm weird though, and that evenings are for holing yourself up to protect you from the scary things lurking in the darkness." Loki rolled his eyes jokingly, and gave his tail an idle flick. hanging gallow "I'm sure Lilly would love to met you, she has a tendancy to prefer talking to other creatures then humans" she said pleasingly. Alona knew Lilly loved to meet any new creature, however she some odd reason seemed to avoid meeting other humans alot. She also avoided anything with large crowds. Alona laughed at what Loki said "I agree the nights sky is beautiful, but there are some scary things lurking in the shadows like...bunnies" Alona said playfully as she did a small hop. "I think every time of the day is to be outside and not to be wasted" she said thoughtfully. Cihiru "Bunnies are pretty scary!" Loki faked a start at her hop and dashed a short distance away - Really only a stride or two, but it did put some distance between them, which he closed now at a liesurely walk. "How do you waste a day?" This really did puzzle him; he couldn't think of an activity that was truely wasteful. "And how about... now? I really don't have much better to do," he offered. hanging gallow "Good point" Alona laughing as he dodge from her. "What I mean by wasting is not taken advantage of the time you have to do things that you want to do, if you just sit there and don't do anything...well then your wasting time" Alona responded hoping it made some sense. To her wasting time was more of spending long hours sleeping, but then again to some it wasn't as wasteful. Cihiru "What if I want to sit there and do nothing?" Loki grinned defiantly, but his train of thought trailed off, and it gave way to a lazy yawn. "It can be relaxing sometimes. Sometimes too relaxing," and there was another yawn. If he didn't go and do something in the near future, he had a sneaking suspicion he'd accidentally drift asleep right here. Too relaxing, indeed. He was far too comfortable, and it was easy to let his mind wander. "I'd still like to meet Lilly," he nagged half-heartedly. hanging gallow Alona chuckled a little and gave Loki a nudge. "Don't you fall asleep on me sleepy" she said amusingly. She yawned and looked at Loki. "See you making me sleepy with you" she said trying to keep herself from yawning again. "Oh! I'm sure you will meet Lilly, probably during the night when we are out" she said yawning as she leaned on Loki playfully as if she was holding herself up from sleeping on him. Cihiru "Why not?" Loki blinked lazily, and yawned again for emphasis. "You should be sleepy! Sleep is good." And he merely smiled as she leaned against him, bracing himself for additinal weight in the event she were to actually lean on him. "Well, if not sleep, then what would you prefer to do?" For a moment, he wondered why he hadn't crossed paths with Lilly already. If she was truely a 'creature of the night', as he was, he would have thought otherwise. After all, he did wander quite a lot after nightfall, and in the desolate late hours, it wasn't hard to recognize when one had company around. hanging gallow Alona sat up off of Loki. "Hmm what to do, what to do... tell you the truth Loki, I really don't know what to do" she said struggling not to yawn again. "But I know if we keep standing here we will both fall asleep" she said playfully nipping at his mane again trying to wake herself up. Cihiru "Couldn't help you there. I sleep when I don't know what to do." Yes, this probably fell into the 'wasting time' category, but it was his personal preference nonetheless. Something about being bored shut his mind down completely, and before he realized it, he'd find himself yawning and struggling to keep his eyes open. Currently, however, he hadn't drifted quite that far. - Though it was quickly approaching. "Part of me wants to push you into the river, but my better half says it's a little cold for that." Loki wrinkled his nose a little, and shook his mane as he'd done earlier. hanging gallow Alona yawned again with Loki. "Hmm pushing into the river sounds like a good way to wake up even if it was cold" she said with a half mumur of falling asleep. She hadn't slept much in days and she was getting sleepy fast. Her mind kept yelling at her Wake up wake up this is no time to sleep, but Alona's eyes kept drifting further down. "must stay awake" she mumurred quielty. Cihiru "Careful what you wish for." Loki leaned against her jokingly, feigning as though he was going to send her tumbling into the streaming waters. He was careful not to push too hard though, and straightened himself after only a moment. "Any time is a good time to sleep," he goaded, ending in a soft 'hrm.' The river seemed pretty inviting, actually. He considered it briefly before stepping onto the shallow banks, and smiled at the water rushing over his hooves and threatening to carry away his streaming tail.
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 7:16 pm
Better Than Fondue!: Loki, Alona & Ceylona Part 2
Talencia Ceylona trotted through the winter landscape, her ears pricked and her long mane and tail flowing gracefully. The brisk winter wind had brought to her intriguing sounds of merriment. She had lived her life wild and free, but also somewhat lonely. She hadn't met many of her own kind, and she could swear that among the many mingled scents brought to her on the breeze, that of other soquili was one.
The red-brown mare continued through the near-silent forest, avoiding the snow-laden trees carefully. Her mind was all awhirl with what these sounds and smells could be, what they could mean. She was full of curiousity, but not so much so that she meant to lose her dignity. Thus she did not charge heedlessly, but trotted purposefully towards the sounds and smells. hanging gallow Alona woke up slightly when Loki leaned against her. "Of course any time may be a good time to sleep" Alona said half sleeping. She looked at the river and watched Loki place his hooves in it. Alona wanted to wake up and she knew how. She followed Loki into the river, however she continued until the water had reached her knees. It was cold, but refreshing and and slowly she was waking up. Cihiru "What? I go to all this effort to restrain myself and you go and dive right in anyway?" he complained mockingly. "In that case..." Loki charged a few strides into the river, creating a small wake with his force that arched up and came crashing down at Alona. It probably wouldn't drench her from head to toe, but it was a respectable splash nonetheless. It was also freezing cold; something he hadn't become fully aware of (though he knew it already, somewhere in the back of his mind) until he soaked himself to the bottom of his barrel. Talencia Ceylona slowed as she heard splashing ahead of her. Alarmed that there was a creature stuck in the freezing waters, she began lunging through the snowbanks. She topped a hill and gazed down at the river... and two playing Soquili? Puzzled, she stopped and watched, her breath curling in fairy swirls about her head.
Why would these silly bests go and douse themselves in this manner? They had no way to get dry without freezing their coats into a layer of ice! Confused, she snorted and stomped a hoof, tossing her long mane. Had they gone mad? hanging gallow Alona laughed at Loki when he realized what she had done. Loki sent a wave crashing at he causing Alona to laugh even even harder. She was awake now and the water was a cold shock to her but she didn't mind. "Oh yea!" she said after the waved had pass "watch this one" she said as she moved as quickly as she could toward Loki taking a small current, that formed into a small wave with her. Making sure it wasn't too much Alona stopped letting the wave crash into Loki.
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Alona continued to laugh until she heard a noise. Her ears perked up and she looked in the direction of it. There stood a mocha colored mare staring at them as if they were crazy.Alona blushed a little and said "Hello there, my name is Alona, would you like to join us" she said adding a cheeful grin to resure her that she was only kidding Cihiru He was sure he'd gone insane some time ago, and would have freely admitted it to anyone who asked. Fortunately, for him, they never did. Perhaps it was already so apparent they didn't have to. "I'm watching!" he teased, ducking his head away from her as he did so, to shield his eyes from the brunt of the attack. Once he felt it collide with his side and wash over his back, he peered at her. "You can do better!" Loki reared back on his haunches, and came crashing down with another large splash. "You do realize..." the stallion fixed her with the most serious expression he could manage, which really wasn't very serious at all. "It's extremely cold. And we're going to be even colder back on land." He stopped abruptly, and traced Alona's gaze with his own. "Ah, oops. Evening! I'm Loki." Not the most graceful introduction ever, but it would have to do. There wasn't exactly much he could do to hide his dripping coat or slight shiver. Talencia She blinked for a moment at the other mare. Was she serious? Join them in freezing themselves? She was assuming they were wild, without means of caring for their coats or drying themselves... ignorant of humans and their role in domesticated soquili life. She eyed them with frank confusion. "I am Ceylona... and WHAT are you DOING?" Her incredulty came through clearing in her voice. hanging gallow Alona laughed "Oh! I know I can do better" she said as she turned to keep Loki's splash from her face. She felt the cold water sweep across her back and around her neck. It felt refreshing and very cold. She turned to look at Loki again "Oh I know it will get colder on land, but it will be alright as soon as it dries off" she said smiling "or at least I hope we will dry off eventually until it may get a little chiller" she said mockingly. The cold never really bothered her too much. She looked up at the Ceylona, she didn't seem very pleasent at first, but Alona decided that she would keep her patients and remain pleasent as possible. "We are waking ourselves up" she respond smiling as cheerfully as she could to the mare. Cihiru "I hope foxes make good icicles." Loki gave himself an inglorious shake, freeing droplets from his upper body at least, though he still remained planted in the river. "Well - She might have been waking herself up, but I was just playing. That hasn't turned into a crime since noon, has it?" He eyed the new mare absently, and made sorts of mental notes to himself. She crossed him as the dignified sort, initially... Too regal to partake in activities of his kind. Hopefully not too regal to socialize, though, and he reserved final judgements for later. First impressions weren't everything, after all. Talencia She frowned in thought. Waking up? Playing? As for playing, she hadn't had much time for that herself, having to forage and keep wary for stalking predators. She was curious, but not sure about the idea of dousing herself in winter in order to try such a strange thing out. She approached the water, stepping daintily through the snow. She was on the opposite as they, and mentally hoped beyond splash range.
"Were you too exhausted to stay awake?" she asked Alona. Again, her tone spoke volumes, showing bafflement and concern. It just might be that the other mare needed to be protected from the lurking predators. She tossed her head up and scented the air for wolves and the like, but could smell little other than the strange smells beyond the river. hanging gallow "Oh! no foxes don't make very good icicles at all, they make better as fur coats" she said playfully while trying to avoid Loki's droplets shaking off from him. The mare seemed well reserved, or at least very regal but at least concerned and she couldn't be all bad, she was at least daring to get close to the water. "Oh! no I wasn't to exhausted to stay awake" she said covering up her tone of making an excuse for falling asleep as she headed toward Loki, "we had just gotten bored and sleepy fox over here started with the yawning which got me started" she said nudging Loki giving him a playful eye. Cihiru "I'm plenty good as a fur coat for myself, thank you." He snorted indignantly, though the teasing never really left his tone. "Sure, blame me." Loki yawned deliberately at the mention, but he couldn't hide his joking smile. "It might be my fault I'm boring, but it's hardly my fault you can't stay awake." Through all his lightheartedness, he observed Ceylora quietly. For a moment, he couldn't quite tell if she was going to brave the icy waters, but as she neared the bank, he became fairly certain she wouldn't; his playfulness sank a notch at this. She was so alert and overly cautious, too... He scarcely considered it a bad thing, but wondered briefly if she had much room left for enjoyment. What was life without play? Talencia Ceylona watched curiously at their strange, carefree manner. Very strange indeed. Then it occurred to her what the explination might be. She went upsream from them a bit and found a bit more solid ice to mince onto, then leaped across the running middle, landing solidly on the ice on the other side and moving quickly off it as it cracked. Once more on solid land, she walked slowly over to where they were.
"Are both of you part of a herd then?" She nickered in a bit more friendly manner, realizing she probably was sounding rather cold. Briefly she wondered if she could blame it on the weather. Returning her thoughts to her two new acquaintances, she nodded to herself. A herd could explain it. They wouldn't have to worry as much about predators or food if there was a lead stallion and mare looking after them. This led her to wonder if she was trespassing. Cocking one hind hoof sedately, she watched and listened to them. hanging gallow Alona laughed "I have to admit you got me there Loki it is my fault for sleeping" she said "of course your a wonderful fur coat for youself, that is what i was meaning," she lightly as she yawned after Loki. "Oh! when ever someone yawns it makes me want to yawn with them" she said in frustation after yawning again. She watched the mare.
She seemed very cautious at every movement she made, sensing everything around her. Alona recoginzed everything she did, she had done it before, before she came here that is. Alona felt the playfulness leave a little. She wasn't as cautious as she used to be but she was having much more fun then what life had been before. "No, I am not part of any herd, I live here with my bonded human Lilly, however she normally sleeps for most of the day, so I continue to spend my time here" she said feeling a little ashamed. She had never belong to a herd before, never. When she was younger she was accepted into herds because of her parents, so Alona avoided heards with a great deal of effort. Talencia Ceylona's ears flickered at the new word. "Human? Bonded human?" She snorted at her own ignorance. "What is a bonded human?" She pawed a hole in the snow, revealing the dried and browned grass beneath. Absently she bent and snagged a mouthful and raised her head again, considering the two as she chewed. So no herd... but a human. Hmm.... her tail switched thoughtfully, raising a small flurry of loose snow. This might bear further investigation. Cihiru "My herd outcasted me because I was born without wings. So... I think it's safe to say no." Loki smiled a reassuring smile - it was a softer expression than his myriad of joking grins, and lacked the mischievous twinkle in his eyes. After that, he never really felt a compelling urge to try to find another 'family.' He had everything he needed already, and valued his independance above most other things he possessed. "In fact, I don't live here at all." The stallion wrinkled his nose, at Alona specifically, and nudged her in a 'cheer up' manner. hanging gallow Alona thought of how she could explain being bonded to a human was... "A human that has a strong bond to you, a human that won't leave your side and well...you won't leave theres.... like a deep friend" she said trying to think of any other way to explain it. She wasn't good with explaining the whole bonding thing. It was like Lilly depended on her as she did the same back. Both looked out for each other and treated each other as a close friend.
Alona returned a smile back to Loki she was glad he was there to cheer her up. She really wasn't comfortable talking about this herd thing. She had rough time as a filly with herds and didn't take well in wanting to talk about it. Talencia Cey whickered softly at Loki in sympathy for his past, then bobbed her head at Alona's words to show she was paying attention. "But what IS a human?" she asked in dignified curiousity. Her head stretched forward a bit and her head cocked to the side. Strangely, this gesture made her appear quite foal-like, despite her gravity and soberity. "Is a human a sort of horse? A new kind of soquili?" She shook her mane at her lack of understanding, then glanced upwards. Though not visible yet, she could sense the snow coming. Flakes would fall thickly soon, and she was as yet unsure if this was a safe place to take shelter. She turned her gaze back to the other two, ears perked in full attention. hanging gallow Alona was all lossed for words. She couldn't even think of how to describe a human. "No they are not other soquilis...they are a different tyep of creature...creatures who only walk on two legs, and they are smart, and they have things they call hands that they are able to touch stuff with and pick them up..and well..they are quite hard to describe" Alona said with a little bit of fustrations of not being able to discribe them. Talencia Apparently the mocha-cinnamon mare had a very stronge curious streak. "Are these humans good creatures, then?" Her ears twitched and she took a couple of interested steps forward, not noticing how close to the water and the splashers this brought her. "Are they far from here?" Part of her inwardly cringed at all the questions her ignorance was forcing her to ask. She usually was a rather reserved mare. Still, these two were being kind to her as a stranger with all these questions. hanging gallow "Oh! they are very kind, Lilly leaves a basket of apples out for any passing soquili, and other humans do other kind things too. They are extremely caring, or at least the ones that have bonds to soquilis." she said nodding with approval "They are not too far away from here at all, it just just a short distance out of these woods and across the field up on the slope, there is a village" she said nodding slightly as responding. She didn't mind the Ceylona curosity at all. She was acutally quite please with it. Talencia Ceylona blew through her nostrils in thought. Humans certainly sounded like good creatures to know. Perhaps she should meet them. Her ears swiveled uncertainly. She had better ask another question. "Do these humans like newcomers? Strange soquili?" She shifted her weight from hoof to hoof uncertainly. She wasn't used to being so off kilter this way. hanging gallow "They don't mind them at all, they greet them very cheerfully and pleasently" she said nodding in agreement.
Alona looked up toward the sky and noticed the sun was starting to set. She knew Lilly would be waiting for her to go on their night stroll.
"I am afriad that I am going to have to get going now Ceylona" she said softly. "Maybe one day I will get you to met Lilly" she said adding cheefully. She was enjoying Ceylona's company but could tell she was very complex in all thoughts. She would have to get use to it.
As for Loki, Alona hated to say good bye to him, she was enjoying his company greatly. She trotted over to Loki nudging and whispered to him out of Ceylona range. "Have fun wandering the night Loki, I'll see you again" giving one more nudge as she trotted her way out of the river. She quickly made her way back to village to keep herself from getting any colder.
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 5:34 pm
Sanuye may not have been the best judge of character, but she was well able to read the physical signs the stallion was sending towards her. For example, everytime she asked a question he seemed to take his time thinking on the answer, or thinking UP the answer is what she was now more inclined to consider. She also noticed that he seemed to be waiting for her to notice a failure to communicate his 'answers' well enough for them to be believed. The mare saw it in Loki's eyes when he relaxed after she had accepted his explaination, which made her snort softly with laughter. She could have tried to have hidden her emotions, but...after all...she was a very passionate soul and not used to shutting away her emotions and feelings.
The glittering amusement drifted from her eyes, however, when Loki bared his grusome scars and wounds which littered around his beautiful coat. She studied these and indeed concluded the size of the creature it would have to be in order to make such marks on a Soquili. The predator would have had to have been a jumper to be able to mark a horse so high. That, or it was a giant...but Sanuye was inclined to believe the former of the two theories. "A mountain lion, ye say. Och, but they do look aye painful. They mun hurt ye all the time!" She exclaimed in ernest. She only half listened to the stallion mentioning bears and wolves, but definatly took note of it and was amazed to find out that she had been in the most generous of luck not to run into any trouble herself.
Realizing she had taken personal liberty and had gotten rather close to Loki while she was inspecting his wounds (but they WERE presented to her), she took a few steps back and shook her tail to clear off a few flies that had come to roost there. She figuratively chewed on the information she had provided to him and looked over her shoulder back towards the villiage with a newfound view of the two-legged creatures. Perhaps she would be wise to find shelter against such beasts, since it was abvious they were abounds.
When her head turned back to Loki she nearly whinnied in mischeivous pleasure. His eyes were a lit with suspicion as he had guessed the intentions of her questions correctly. Now taking up the few steps she had retreated, she inched closer to Loki. "Would it not be fun to roam a wee bit closer to the villiage? Just to catch a peek, ye mun ken." If she had to, Sanuye would pull out the one play card she had left. Hopefully, it wouldn't come to besmirching his pride.
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:53 am
Her amusement went unacknowledged, but not unnoticed. It was a mere whisper in his ears; a notion that made him smile in simple satisfaction. Accomplishing his aim to please was worth the sacrifice of his dignity... sometimes, at least. For now, he was content to swallow his pride for the sake of Sanuye's laughter. He really wasn't losing anything; the trade was a worthwhile one. It could have been worse, too. At least she didn't openly insult his intentions. Not that she really had any room to; after all, he had never claimed to know anything. Loki didn't think it came much more blatant than 'I don't have a clue what I'm talking about, but feel free to ask me anyway.'
"I wouldn't go so far as to say all the time," he commented. It was unusual for him to make corrections (he didn't have much of an argumentative demeanor), but glorifying aging wounds didn't suit him either. It was nothing worth exaggerating. "They don't feel so bad now; it's been a while." And wow, he was actually starting to understand her um, interesting dialect. Loki was relieved this realization did not surface, however. Surely she would have noticed, considering her now relatively close proximity. The stallion really hadn't thought much of it until she distanced herself; at that point he became aware of it. He allowed himself a bemused smile, and wondered for a moment if she'd been bothered. Oh well, no matter.
More importantly, it was a relief to have her aim presented. He found it much easier to dismiss his reservations now that she was up-front with him. Seemingly, anyway. At least that nagging there's a catch was gone. "For you, maybe," he replied noncommittally. Loki knew that look in her eye; he allowed himself the opportunity to fix her with a jesting sideways stare. There was no need for goading. "Though I don't see why not. We are here." He was agreeable enough, most of the time.
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:01 pm
Her dark colored mane blew gently in the soft breeze that caressed the area, making the leaves upon the trees swish and move which then in turn made the ground dance in a display of shadows and lights. Her eyes still sparkled with some left over laughter but she had recomposed herself, although now her customary pressence of mind was back upon her. Sanuye was generally a good-spirited Soquili and almost always had a 'happy' air about her. After seeing those scars on Loki's hide she couldn't help but feel her respect for the stallion increase. Any being who could escape such a predator demanded respect. How those scars must have hurt him in the beginning...
"All the time, ye say. Does that mean they hurt ye some o' the time then?" she asked with a worried tone. His demeanor certainly gave no hint that he was in any way disabled so she was prepared to let the subject go as soon as he dismissed it one more time, but the subject was soon brought back to the idea of traveling to the human villiage. Sanuye almost trotted in place with the excitement that filled her veins at the thought of such an adventure. It was strange to think that one who was 'abused' in her previous excurtion into the two-leggers place of dwelling would cause such an excited state for a second visit. However, now that she had a companion to go along with her most of the fears were pushed away by reason. Surely not ALL the human creatures were like the ones that tried to mount her. Right?
The spirited mare snorted in anticipation and began to slowly walk, with a jump in her step, towards the villiage. She didn't stop but turned her head and looked back at Loki to be sure that he was following.
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:31 am
Really, they weren't worth worrying over. It had been... what, weeks now? Honestly, it was hard to keep track for his kind. He had little to discern one day from another; each day was very much like the last, and time itself was mostly irrelavent anyway. "No, it means I'd rather forgotten they were there 'til it came up." He added a reassuring smile for emphasis; she did sound more concerned than he had anticipated. If he had realized she'd be so bothered, he might not have mentioned it in the first place... save them both some trouble. But he did, and she was. Soothing her worries was the least he could do, and he tried. "Thank you, nontheless."
Sanuye's excitement all but caught him by surprise; he could see this too in her eyes. The expression was so vibrant he nearly felt her urge to trot and bounce and express it. Good thing he didn't decline her notion; he didn't doubt there would have been fury on the other side. You didn't stand in the way of one's deepest desires, it often had dangerous consequences. "I have to ask though... why so anxious?" Sure, he was curious. This would, after all, be his first official encounter with the human kind. There was much to learn and see. However, it didn't inspire paritcular overwhelming anticipation within him. Maybe there was something he was missing. It was possible, he supposed, she knew something he didn't. Considering her earlier unload of questions though, he was doubtful.
But doubt wasn't a worthy hinderance. Loki bobbed his head complacently when she turned to glance at him, and lifted his hooves to follow. His gait was a casual one; surprisingly relaxed and blatant in his contentment to let her lead. She seemed eager enough to do so; perhaps there was something she really wanted to see. He really wasn't bothered, regardless. It wasn't like he knew where he was going anyway.
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:06 am
Something's Not Quite Right: Kali, Kanti & IzusaCihiru It was odd, the way Kali set herself into motion and time after time, found herself standing here... In the valley just outside the Kawani village. She could see the inhabitants from here, hurrying to and fro between their shelters. She could smell them too; the drifting scent of smoldering wood and a whole myriad of other things. The part that interested her most, though, was the occasional whinny she could hear leaving the settlement. The smells were too faint to discern, but the sound of Soquilis was unmistakable. Now, she'd heard of Soquilis choosing to live with humans before, but it was still a curiosity. So there she stood, gazing at the villagers and mulling over what compelled the Soquilis to stay with them. Kanashimii Kanti's leather boots made the ground crick under her to each of her steps as she walked out of the village. The weather wasn't so cold today, not like it had been around the holidays. But she still had her cloth around her shoulders, covering her bare arms from the chilly wind. The clouds covered the sky, but today was not a stormy day, therefore she thought she could go out and search for some herbs. As the young human walked out of the village, she noticed a dark colored soquili, standing near by a tree, watching the villagers going by doing their normal day routine. She smiled lightly, wondering what it was doing there. She hesitated for a moment, but decided to go in it's direction, see if it would be scared or not... Sayuri_Nitta Izusa moved on light hoof steps, slipping between teepees, noting that the villagers cast looks at her as she went past them. It was good that they were wary of her, she smirked to herself, her wings rustling on her back. She gazed around, eyes landing on a black, feathered winged Soquili. The mares scent drifted to her, and she headed towards it, ignoring the human that was also drifting near to the mare with a toss of her head. Human's werent worth her time.. Cihiru The mare was far too curious to be alarmed; she had her ears perked to notice just this sort of thing. As soon as the sound of footsteps met her hearing, she turned her head to observe their source, and let out a low, welcoming nicker. It wasn't until after she'd greeted the human Kali took a moment to wonder what she was doing, but by then it was a bit late to do anything. Oh well, it didn't matter. The woman didn't look threatening or anything... Besides, no amount of curiosity could overcome instinct; if she was dangerous, her gut would have told her so, right? Kanashimii Kanti's golden eyes glanced at the horse. It seemed to have wings. She blinked, could this be a wind soquili? Never did she meet a wind soquili before. They were rare around here and very few humans had seen them to tell. She slowed her pace not to scare the beautiful creature and smiled lightly when she heard the horse nicker lightly. It seemed to welcome her. Kanti noticed that it was a female with black and white skin, along with elegant wings. As she stepped closer, Kanti moved her left hand into the basket she was holding and grabbed a few barries. She extended her hand and offered the juicy berries to the soquili. Cihiru This was a little unexpected (in more ways than one). A second approach caused her gaze to flicker toward it, but once it fell on the other, she could feel her curiosity pique. Kali wasn't much of a judgemental sort, and didn't think anything of the filly's appearence, but she would have had to be blind not to realize the other surely looked different. It was awkward to admit to herself she'd never seen another Soquili of the sort.
She was torn, now. Part of her wanted to approach the human and investigate the offering in the woman's hand, but the filly demanded her attention and she found it a little difficult to peel her eyes away. She settled instead for greeting the filly with a friendly, gentle whinny and approaching the woman with no signs of apprehension. Kali stood a step or two off for a moment, then nosed at her hand and sniffed the berries. It took only a second to recognize the sweet smell, to which the mare replied by lipping them up appreciatively. After devouring them, she nuzzled the woman's hand in thanks, and took a moment to steal a glance at the filly over her shoulder. Sayuri_Nitta Izusa tilted her head, watching the human go right up to the Soquili as though she owned it! Her tail flickered, the tendrils catching the damp ground and her wings rustled again, but in irritation. She wanted to see what this Soquili was like, but as she watched, the mare just greeted her before eating the human's offering.
She grumped inwardly; another 'good' Soquili...how boring. But well, maybe some fun could be had anyway. She walked right past the human, ignoring her again and pressing her nose against the mares flank in greeting. Kanashimii Kanti smiled to the mare's action. She liked the berries very much that was for sure. She let her hand pet the soquili's head for a moment, until she noticed another one had approached. It was different from any soquilies she had seen before. It had strange tattoos and colors, and it didn't look so friendly either. Well at least it didn't seem to care for Kanti's presence. She decided to stay silent and observe, instead of approaching this one this time. Cihiru She suspected it was agitation she sensed drifting off the filly, but her better half demanded benefit of the doubt, and thought perhaps it was apprehension instead. Maybe it was nothing at all; she pushed both thoughts aside at the somewhat forward greeting, and offered an earnest (allbeit small) smile. "Afternoon." Kali sniffed softly, taking in the other's scent in a more equine welcome. Yes, that was definately agitation. Her good will couldn't deny it. "I'm Kali; how is the day treating you?" Sayuri_Nitta 'I'm Izusa,' she replied, not answering the polite question directed at her. She stepped away from Kali a little, walking around to see the mare better.
'You don't have wings like me either,' she commented. Were there no other's like her around here? Cihiru "Or you don't have wings like me," she replied. "Is that a bad thing?" Kali glanced to her with a quirked brow, not particularly returning her scrutinizing. The mare learned at a young age appearences could be decieving, beauty was only skin deep, and all that good stuff. Her mother had been adamant about that sort of thing, and would have been ashamed to find she was doing otherwise now. "I never found it to matter much one way or the other." Sayuri_Nitta Izusa spread her wings out as far as they would go, the membranes stretched. She arched her neck and tilted her head to look at them, before folding them down again and looking at Kali.
'I've seen others around the Village with wings like yours. I've not seen any other's like me. Do you not think that's odd?' she inquired. Cihiru The mare noted the observation; she recalled making similar actions some time ago. "Nope, I don't." Maybe it was because she'd spent so much time reassuring Loki when their herd had shunned them, but it really didn't seem so odd to her at all. "Do you want to look like everybody else?" It was good to be different! "I know I don't." Kali took the opportunity to peer at the human then, and fixed her with what seemed like an apologetic gaze before looking back to the filly. Kanashimii Kanti sat on a near by rock and put her basket on her knees. She took out a few things and started working on a new jewel she had already started. She didn't want to bother the soquilies, they seemed to be having a conversation, but she didn't really feel like going back to the village. So she sat there, working with the cords and beads she had brought with her, along with a few feathers. Once in a while, she would take a glance at the soquilies to see what they were up to, observing them in silent. Sayuri_Nitta 'No I don't,' Izusa seemed pensive for a bit, kicking the ground with the tip of a small hoof. For a moment she seemed to look lost, and small, like the foal she was. Then she shook it off, shaking her head.
'Everyone stares at me. I see them looking away when I look at them,' she commented. Cihiru "Why does it bother you? It doesn't matter what they think." Kali looked to the distance for a moment, hoping not to intrude on Izusa's contemplation. "The people that are afraid of difference are the same ones that are afraid of change. Rejecting change is denying improvement, and I don't know about you, but I don't want to be stuck the way I am forever either. I want to be smarter, stronger, faster..." She paused thoughtfully and turned back to the filly, anxious for her reaction, but careful not to look expectant. Sayuri_Nitta Izusa blinked at the little speech; maybe she had judged this one too soon? It sounded like she was talking about power - and the filly certainly liked the sound of that!
'I will be strong...' she said, shaking herself all over, her tail flicking the air this time.
'When I'm big like you,' she radiated an air of sweetness, hoping that this wise mare would like her enough to teach her strength...she could bear to tolerate someone if they helped her be powerful. Cihiru Ignorance was bliss, for both of them perhaps. Kali would not have approved of this thirst for power, but what she didn't know couldn't hurt her. "With an attitude like that, I don't doubt you will." She might have been taken aback by this new aura of... fallacy, but she was rather absorbed by the filly's determination. Ambition was among the first stepping stones to success. It was fortunate for her she did not know what Izusa hoped the path would lead to. "Will counts for a lot." Sayuri_Nitta 'What are you doing up here?' Izusa asked, her voice polite for once, her eyes looking around where they stood, glancing at the seated human for a moment.
'Oh I have much will for the things I want,' she spoke decisively. Cihiru "Looking around, I suppose. I don't often see the humans... I live in the forest." Kali added the last bit for clarity. "You live here?" Izusa's final comment made her ears twitch uncertainly, but she dismissed it as nothing, despite her common sense. She really did want to see the best in others. Even if it meant blinding herself to the full picture from time to time. After all, if nobody was willing to believe in it... maybe the individual wasn't either. She liked to believe she could inspire change. Unrealistic, maybe, but Kali was always the idealist. Sayuri_Nitta 'You don't have a human..'companion' then?' Izusa asked. That stallion who had fallen for her 'tales of woe' had made it sound like it was odd not to be with a human.
'In the Village is the one who I sort of stay with.' she said.
'What's it like to live out there?' Cihiru "I don't." She too was familiar with this mentality; the one that deemed it odd to live away from the humans. In fact, she had met only one other who lived wild, like she. "Much like living here, I suspect. With a lot less... population. It's quiet. It must be nice to have treats when you want them, and shelter when you need it though. You learn to watch your back, too. There are many more predators in the forest than here. I don't expect you have much to worry about, with a human to stay with?" Sayuri_Nitta Izusa snorted;
'You think I'm pampered and closely looked after? She is scared of me.' Izusa stated. It wasnt completely true, but Kaliska had learned to be guarded with the filly.
'I stay around here because...' she fumbled for the words.
'Because there is much fun to be had around here. I get food with my wiles, not because I'm pretty to look at it.' Cihiru "I implied neither. Don't be so defensive with me," she said simply. "Rather that a human whom you choose to live with must do something to provide for you, or you would have no reason to stay. Most humans seem... inclined to be kind to Soquilis anyway, so I'm doubtful yours is different if you would willingly return." Kali noticed she was at a loss for reasons she stuck around, but didn't know what to make of it. "I don't much care how you acquire your food, so long as you're fed at the end of the day." It was unusual for her to react in this way, but the foal's presentation of this as bragging rights struck her in the wrong manner. Sayuri_Nitta 'They let me have food because of my age I think,' Izusa said, not really addressing Kali.
'When I am older, I will move away from the Village I am sure,' she stretched, having gotten tired of standing in one place, and she walked a little, flexing her wings as well.
'Besides...I'm not like the others. I told a stallion about my situation, and he acted like it was the worst thing not to be with a human.' Cihiru "What is the liklihood he knew what he was talking about? What made you think he did?" Kali tilted her head at the filly, a mix of bemusement and curiosity. "And why should I care?" She was quite satisfied with her situation, and thought she was doing reasonably well for herself. Why should it matter what some random stallion's thoughts on living wild were? "Move away if you want. Be warned the lifestyles are more than likely different, and it's doubtful one is more beneficial than the other." Sayuri_Nitta 'Did I say I agreed with him?' Izusa thought that the mare had fog between her ears.
'Besides which you give your thoughts very decidedly for someone who says she doesnt care.' she trotted away from the mare a little, her concentration span at its limit for this conversation. Not only that, her stomach was feeling empty and she felt like nosying around to see what she could snatch up.
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