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 Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:10 pm
It was a perfect day for flying. White clouds kept most of the sun's brightness at bay, it's light only indirect as it filtered through the soft white. Splashes of blue were visible through the mask of clouds, though they were almost as rare as the flashes of green that indicated the world below.
Keshani Avenara rather preferred the world of soft-white when she wanted to think. It was easier then hoping for some place of solitude on the ground, and she had indeed needed to think, about several things. Her family, for one... The expectations of her father and actions of her mother, her brother's antics and sister's tendency for silent judgment... And the responsibility of being a worthy Kalona while being viewed an unworthy halfbreed... Ahh, so many things to think of.
Bird-like wings folded in a manner similar to a falcon's during a dive, speeding the black and silver mare from her cloudy realm down, down, down toward the earth. Dark green treetops came into view, drawing closer beyond folded forelegs, silver hooves tucked firmly to her belly and hind legs pulled slightly under her, tail curling behind her.
Silver eyes narrowed under the whipping strands of her forelock, her mane curling and lashing over her withers and back. A fierce sound of joy escaped her as she splayed her wings with a snap, catching air to alter her dive. She flapped them firmly, hooves playfully rustling the treetops as she cantered on air. Her flight had been a long one, so when a stream came into view below she folded her wings slightly and spiraled down to the little grove it cut through. A flutter of her feathers as she landed smoothed her wings out, the mare folding them as she paced to the water's edge, glancing around for a moment before she lowered her head and drank. Perhaps she'd find a bit of entertainment in this area, somewhere she hadn't wandered before.
"I do hope so.." She mused to herself. "Life is rather dull at the moment..."
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:01 pm
As he roamed, his ears perked, quite sure he heard rustling above. With that, he looked up. Sure enough, some of the tree branches were moving oddly despite the wind, leaves falling, but he couldn't place what was causing it. His attention remained to the sky a bit longer, but gave up after some time when no sign of the cause became apparent. Instead, he just moved toward the sound of running water that he heard up ahead.
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 2:57 pm
The Kalona-cross mare had lifted her head from the water when she murmured to herself, ears flicking in a leisurely perusal of her surroundings. She was familiar with this area only in the vaguest of senses, having wandered overhead more than a few times. Familiar enough to know where a few of the glades were, a promising grazing area and the stream and a few others. But not much more.
The inhabitants? She knew little of them as well. No Skinwalkers in the immediate area, as far as she had seen, or she would not have landed. She wasn't in the middle of a herd-land either, though this place might very well be a border. Those were less easy to discern, but she knew there wasn't going to be a group waiting to convene on her as soon as she turned to drink again.
Which was the only reason she did so.
Shifting lightly on her hooves, Keshani lowered her head and drank a little more, before the faint impression of movement caught her attention. Straightening, she eyed the forest on the far side of the stream and found no cause for the disturbance. Still, Kesha was not one to shake off her instincts. And though she could not scent the one approaching, that might merely mean he was downwind.
"Nothing for it, I suppose." She murmured to herself, finding a natural bridge of scattered boulders that led through the water.
Pacing toward them, she moved onto the first and then turned to face the woods that had been at her back. Silver hooves chiming gently on the slick rock, she pinned an ear and watched the treeline with a narrowing of her eyes. What are you?
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Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:15 pm
Abbadon continued through the trees and bushes towards the scent and sound of water. His tail flicked, rustling the branches around him slightly. The foal was unaware he was heading straight toward a Kalona, even if it was just in part. But even if he knew, it would not really dissuade him.
Finally stepping out into the clearing with the stream in it, the colt stopped at the sight of the adult soquili perched on the stones in the middle of it. His glowing eyes scanned the other boldly. It was a winged mare, a harsh look in her eyes. He mainly eyed the wings that graced her side and the tail that whipped about behind her. She surely looked menacing, but he just snorted and moved closer to the stream, nonplussed about her presence. If she didn't want him around, she would let him know, but for now, he needed water. Reaching the edge of the stream, he glanced over the mare one last time before lowering his head down and pressing his lips to the cool liquid and started sipping from it.
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 6:58 pm
Keshani relaxed as soon as the foal came into view, tension leaving her wings so they lay gently over her back rather than being tensed to flare wide. She ceased lashing her tail, one ear flicking back and then forward again, considering him as she scented the area.
He was alone then? Well, that was odd. How often did adults leave colts to wander on their own? Regardless of what blood he had -and he was no one's lamb, of that she was sure- he was young to be on his own.
But he approached her without fear, giving her an almost challenging look as he reached the water's edge. She relaxed more, letting her ears pitch forward as she considered him with amusement.
"Hello."
No need to be rude, after all.
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 10:46 pm
Abbadon lapped at the cool water, tail flicking lightly. He honestly didn't pay the mare any second thought despite knowing she was still there. What did he care? She wasn't attacking him so he had no need to be on guard. Even if he was aware that this mare was part kalona, it wouldn't have phased him at all as well. In fact, he was quite unaware that he had some kalona blood running in his veins as well.
Finishing his drink from the river, he licked his lips of the dripping liquid, looking to the mare one more time. He was planning on just leaving and returning to his journey, but the winged mare had greeted him. Although he would choose not to, his mother taught him to at least try to be polite. So, with a small bow of his head, he returned, "...Hello."
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 1:49 pm
Keshani's ears swiveled forward and then back, her hooves chiming softly as she shifted on them, wordlessly considering the foal. It seemed to her he had Kalona -or something like?- blood in him... Those horns were impressive, she had to admit. But he had no wings, and his hooves and tail seemed ordinary. Not enough dark-heritage to want to attack her then, she guessed. But her guard remained up.
"Wandering?" She asked before she could edit the impulse, but it intrigued her to see foals out on there own.
She'd never wandered too far from her father's lands when she was young... And careless parenting had resulted in her adoption of her lovely white daughter. Was this one abandoned? Or just wandering?
Somehow it seemed rude to ask, but one question was already out there. "Not alone, I hope."
Not that she was the 'foal eating' type.
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:24 pm
Abbadon eyed the odd mare in front of him. She looked menacing, but she didn't seem to actually want to hurt him. Instead, she looked more curious about him. He could care less about her honestly, as he turned to walk away. He would have moved off, but she had questioned if he was wandering and wondered if he was alone. "If I was, what is it to you? What I do, with or without my family, is my own business." He replied with a snort.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:14 pm
The colt had spine, that much was obvious. Instead of getting irate at his sass, she chuckled to herself. Oh, he was a spicy one, and Kalona liked strength so that only made sense. A half breed was a half breed, but with a bit of spine they could survive. Hopefully he'd be one of the lucky ones.
"You're more than bite-size, but only just." She said sweetly. "Wandering around without your family simply means they may be short of you sooner than later."
She considered for a moment, and then shrugged. "Well, no skin off my nose I guess... But it would be a shame to lose a fellow half-breed with the potential to prove the snobbish purists wrong."
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:58 pm
The colt looked up at the mare as she spoke of him being just barely over bite-sized. He snorted some at this, but remained silent. When she mentioned his family being short of him sooner than later, he just shrugged. "I doubt they would really miss me." He told her, short tail giving an uncaring flick. He was about to continue on his way when she mentioned something that caused his glowing eyes to widen. Half-breed? Was that what he was, that made him a monster? "What's this half-breed you're talking about?"
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:37 pm
That was interesting, that he didn't think his family would miss him. Maybe they didn't notice? Or perhaps they were the 'fend for themselves' type of mindset that was common with kalona. Keshani had no way of knowing, that was far from her father's approach... Then again, perhaps it was just her. Stars above knew her brother wasn't one for any type of parental involvement, then again, perhaps he would have gotten along with their mother if she weren't so bloodthirsty.
"That's a shame." She offered blandly, shaking off her thoughts. "You've not been called such? Interesting parents indeed."
She hummed and flicked her tail. "Half-breed being what we are, or what I am and what you look to be... You look like one of your parents wasn't a Kalona... My mother wasn't, in my case. She was a groundwalker mare who's mother had wings... So I have wings from her side of the family, and hooves and horns and teeth from my father."
She snapped at the air to make a point, her dainty fangs gleaming for a moment, and then twitched her spaded tail. "My tail too, for that matter... You seem like you have horns like a Kalona would, but no wings... I simply guessed the rest. It tends to matter to Kalona types, how pure they are. Makes them thing they're so great, and we're nothing."
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