[PRP] Wanderin' About ((Arsenic & Cosette))

[`raze]

She had never seen such a heavily wooded area. Coming from the mountains where the only trees were either spread out sparsley or in little clumps, to see so many trees congregated in one area was quite the sight to see. One could barely see the sky through the canopy of leaves, but the light that did shine through was obvious in the darker parts. It came down in a stream, and the arctic mare made sure to keep flickering her gaze upwards so she could tell where the next opening would be.

The blue an white colored mare had told herself she'd venture around this region and remember it, so she wouldn't get lost. She had gone by the lake and by a few streams and had been through a clearing. She'd ehard of the desert, but that would mean going through the mountains, which is where she was sure she had hailed from. So her next option had been the forest, despite the warnings she had heard about staying closer to clearings. The mare, Cosette, had been told about the "darker" kinds of Soquili, and she was rather curious about where they were. But now in the forest walking on a very faded pathway formed by other critters, she was beginning to think about how easy it would be to hide here and attack unsuspecting prey.

But all these trees had to be a double-edged sword, right? If someone could hide here with ease, so could she!
... Even though with her white coat she stood out like a sore thumb.
But if there really were such dangerous ones here that really hunted other Soquili, they would've popped out already, right? Telling herself there, Cosette released a sigh of relief. She doubted anyone else would be stumbling through the forest this early in the morning. It was dead quiet, except for the leaves crunching under her hooves.

 

[DarkHeartedSorrows]

Though she didn't expect it, there was another horse walking that same path she was, heading in her direction. Of course, Arsenic didn't know it. He had stuck to the woods for the most part of the past few days. He was slowly getting used to this land, and staying in an area that reminded him of a part of his home made it much easier.

Besides, he knew his sister liked wooded areas, so where better to start his search for her? At the thought of his sister his head dropped and he stared down at his hooves as he walked. His poor sister, out and about on her own. Oh, he hoped she was okay. He had nightmares about never being able to find her or of her death and would usually wake up in a sweat, panting. He had been so close to his sister when they were growing up, and now that she was lost he felt like the world was ending.

As he continued on the soft crunching of the leaves was the only thing to signal that he was there since his dark striped coat kept him well camoflauged unless you were truely looking for him. He looked rather scary, head low, ears back. Anyone could mistake him for the dark species of the forests.  

[`raze]

((Wow Cosette ad Arsenic have different colors. xD Maybe we could plot something with them sometime? Not like love-plottage sincemy mare's already interested in someone, but maybe something else~?))

The mare continued to look around warily, eyes widening and narrowing every few seconds as if to scrutinize the tree nearby or the pathway she was walking. Every little crunch under her feet ensured that she was walking there, and nobody else. But it sounded as if someone else was walking around... A fox? She paused in step to glance around, but her ears swiveled. She had stopped walking, but there was still that familiar crunch of leaves...

Without even thinking the mare sidestepped a few times over to get behind a fat tree, hoping to conceal herself. She really didn't want to come across some evil Soquili! Well, she kind of did, for the experience, but still! She bit down on her lower lip momentarily and poked her head out from behind the tree, looking around.

Cosette could not see the dark stallion walking the path, but only heard the fant sounds of someone walking. She opened her mouth to speak, but not words came from her throat.  

[DarkHeartedSorrows]

(( >> Oh... Sounds fun -nods- We could see it we can figure something out))

Arsenic stopped in his tracks, flicking his ear. He'd noticed that he was a lot more observant than most, and it worked to his advantage. He could hear her side step slightly, but was unsure if it were another horse, or simply a woodland creature.

Lifting his head to look around the rays of light that fell through the trees danced across his face. If you went by the look of his face you would not believe him to be a harmful soul, and that was only amplified the way he spoke. He was clearly a harmless young stallion.

"Who's there?" His voice was soft, quiet, and friendly, though slightly wary. He'd been warned about some of the more dangerous characters, though he'd never seen one of them. But he would not take chances just becase he hadn't seem them.

 

[`raze]

Cosette's eyes narrowed as she pursed her dark lips, her eyes rolling upwards toweards the dark canopy as she analyzed his voice. He sounded harmelss enough. But it could be a trick... She poked her head out from beside the tree, and gave a quick glance around. At sight of a familiar shape but not Soquili, her ears perked up and she craned her head forward cautiously.

"Cosette's here," She simply stated her name, the arctic mare genuinely cruious but taking a more cautious approach. "And who may I be spekaing too...?" Her tail flicked anxiously, unsure if this was necessarily the right thing to do.

But weren't these "evil" Soquili supposed to have like, wings? She didn't see any on the familiar looking shape. A light smile tugged at her lips, but it quickly faded away.  

[DarkHeartedSorrows]

((Sorry, I totally go hit in the head with school D= ))

Arsenic blinked, looking around as the curious voice rung out. Definitely female. He caught a glimpse of where she was, but did not turn to directly face her, not wanting her to have to face him unwillingly. He was more polite than that.

"Hello Cosette." He smiled. She didn't sound very unfriendly. "I'm Arsenic." His tail flicked slightly and he shook his head to rid his eyes of black mane, the beads that kept it braided jingling slightly. He hadn't expected company today, but perhaps he could do with some. He had to admit that he was slightly lonely.