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 Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:04 am
Aureate was overjoyed. This was his first, expedition of sorts, away from the ever-watchful eye of his parents, his siblings, even his Guardian. FREEDOM! He whinnied loudly with joy and kicked up his heels to a canter, wings tight to his back as he ducked into the outer edge of the woods. Prancing through the greenery, he eyed his surroundings.
"I hope I make new friends!"
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:08 pm
 Micah had tried for so long. So many times. He and Galitaya had tried for foals for what seemed like forever now. Honestly, the spirits werent blessing them, and he assumed its what he deserved, based on what kind of foal he had been.
Snorting, he kicked his hoof out att he air. He was just so tired now. So tired of not being able to be a father.
His golden orbs fluttered at the sun, keeping a gaze trained on the sky.
"Why?"
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:28 am
Finding a rather wide avenue, Aureate gave his latest plan -to test his ability to glide- a bit of a test-run.. He cantered as fast as he could, unfurled his wings, and tried to get the wind to lift him up.
No such luck..
Well, at least he had not crashed like he had when first he had tried to fly. That mistake would haunt him for awhile... The experiment had not gone well...
With a sigh he slowed, folding his wings to his back, and moving at a rather dejected pace. Pity Sibalto had not had better luck with the spirits, perhaps then Aureate would have someone to play with... Someone his own age. Not that the silver stallion wasn't fun, it just...
Wasn't the same.
A soft, sad word drew his attention elsewhere. 'Why?'
He tilted his head, delicate ears swiveling about. Why not see? With a shrug and a happy smile he pranced forward, grinning when a stallion came into sight.
"Hi there!" He offered in his sweet voice. "I'm Aureate! I'm exploring! Who are you? Are you exploring? Do you know my dad? He has a mask like me, and you sorta have a mask... Did you get it from your dad?"
From time to time, Aureate could be demanding of attention. Usually, he just wanted answers... And friends.. Why was this? And why is that? Were some of his favorite questions. He wanted to know.
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:37 am
The 'masked' stallion had been pondering hsi future attempts to have foals, while he stared at the ground with golden leopard orbs. His dark buckskin body jolted as the little one came into sight.
He didnt even have time to assess the situation before the foal starting asking all sorts of questions and demanding all sorts of information.
Micah raised an eyebrow, and cocked his head a bit.
He loved foals. Lovedlovedloved them. But he sometimes had a tendency to be snappy at first. Galitaya was always telling him to watch his tongue around others children.
"Hello Auerate."
He was going to attempt to answer the questions, but he couldnt really keep up with everything the colt had so, so he spoke rather than answer.
"Ah now," he said with kind golden orbs, "Surely you can speak slower than that so an old stallion like me can catch it all."
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:53 am
If the little black colt had been a shade lighter, he would have blushed scarlet from perking ears to blue hooves. As it was, he stuttered, ducked, and drooped his ears and wings, suddenly shy.
"S-sorry sir.." He offered softly. "I was just wondering what your name might be? And if you were exploring like me?"
He realized he had no right to ask any of his other questions, so offered the first two again as a possible basis of friendship.
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:12 pm
Micah saw the little colt duk down, and realized he had probably scared him. He lowered his head, as to not seem so large, and smiled reassuringly.
"My name, young one, is Micah. And indeed, exploring is always the basis of new friendships."
He smiled again, swishing his chocolate tail from side to side, and stomping a dark hoof.
His ears perked, and he raised his head.
"So what are you doing out here all alone?"
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:51 pm
Aureate couldn't help but grin. The last stranger he had stumbled across had asked him this same question, and one day he was sure he would be in trouble...
"I ran off to explore..." He offered honestly. "Nice to meet you Micah Sir... My Guardian, Sibalto, watches me when I'm not with my family, and from time to time he lets me wander a bit... And from time to time, I wander a bit more than I should..."
He spoke honestly, knowing no fear in the stallion before him. Micah was an explorer like him!
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:23 pm
Micah smiled at the little foal, giving him a nod and a wink.
Lowering his head down to the foals level he smiled again.
"Wandering is fine, long as you know where you're wandering to, and you're sure there isnt anything mean out there to get you.."
He raised his head back up, and tossed his chocolate braids out from his golden orbs.
The little foal was also masked, as was he.. but the foal looked more like a mask, than Micahs did. Micahs mask looked as if it could have come from a white racoon.
"Sibalto aye? I dont believe Ive met him.."
His mind raced, trying to place the name,
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:37 pm
Aureate smiled and gave a little flick of his tail and wings, rather glad that he met someone not even his Guardian knew... And Sibalto wandered everywhere! Surely he knew almost everyone! But Aureate had met Micah first... Maybe they could be friends. The idea made him grin widely.
"I like wandering just to see things..." He offered honestly. "And meet other's... But... I suppose it would be wiser to be sure it was safe, before I started wandering around... So nothing tries to eat me..."
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:22 pm
Micah nodded again, keeping his attention trained on the young Soquili. The little colt had wings.. a most intriguing factor.
Micah's mate had wings.. A horn as well.. He loved his little Alicorn mate, and had only ever met an alicorn when he had met her.
The colt lacked a horn, but a golden rose was designed on his rear, and that was amazing in itself.
He glanced over the colt, keeping aware not to be rude.
"Well little Skywalker. If you have no where to be anytime soon, and your guardian wouldnt mind.." He added, to make sure no lines were crossed among stallions.
"Id be glad to walk with you, and keep you company on your wanderings. I can come in handy if anything decided you look tasty.. I can be of handy in alot of things."
He smiled.
"I have to be good for something, right?"
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:38 pm
Aureate grinned. Skywalker? He kinda liked the sound of that! Boy wait till he told Atum he had met a new friend and gotten a new nickname! He reared and then pranced around in a little circle.
"That would be great! Sibalto wouldn't mind at all! I'd really like to go exploring with you!"
He paused, tilting his head as he fanned his wings and considering the older male. "I... I don't have a nick-name for you though..."
His wings drooped to the ground and he sort of hung his head.
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:46 pm
Micah took to nudging the little colt a bit, because he felt he had placed the rutt upon the little lad. He had given him a nickname, and he should have remembered, or at least thought, that the colt would want to return the favor.
"Ah now. Im too old for nicknames! But, you can call me Micah, and thats good enough for me."
He smiled, giving another wink. H e had hoped at one point that the colt would want to wander off in search of another foal to play around with. But now, he didnt want Aureate to leave. He enjoyed the company of a foal, even if it wasnt his own like he dreamed.
One day the heavens would smile on him and Gal, and he'd have foals. But in the mean time, why not hone his skills at being a role model for young ones?
"Exploring we shall go then."
He said, offering a little nicker of happiness.
"So, Skywalker, do you know these paths? Or are they foreign to you?"
He mostly wanted to know if the foal could navigate, or if he himself should help out.
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:40 pm
"If you say so..." Aur considered the stallion, then nodded, turning in a small circle like a tiny compass needle at a loss for where it wished to point. The sun hitting his golden feathers on his right wing made him pause, facing at a diagonal past Micah.
"Behind my tail is home..." He murmured.. "I have fallowed this path to the wide-trail that leads to the waterfall, and to the narrow trail that takes one to the peaks.. I rather like looking down on the land from up high..."
He trailed off with a bashful grin. "So, I suppose I know these trails rather well... Where do you want to go, Micah?"
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:53 pm
Micah smiled.
He truly didnt care where they went, and in fact wouldnt care if they just stayed put. So he wasnt going to tell the little foal where he wanted to go.
No, that was more of a foals place to say where they wanted to go, and the other, older one follow suit.
"You pick Skywalker. Im extremely neutral on the whole thing.
This is your day, you take me where you were heading originally."
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:31 pm
Oversized ears pitched forward, then one flicked back, and then they switched... He tilted his head, chewing at his lip, toying with a handful of ideas, sorting through them. How about? No... Or? No...
"We could go to the lookout point." He offered with a shy smile. "I rather like the view over the valley and the trees and stuff... It's very nice..."
He flapped his little wings, usually a happy foal, no matter what. He had a new friend! They were gonna go exploring! He could hardly wait.
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