She sighed, her eyes flickering down along the ground. She let her eyes flicker up toward the sky for a few seconds. The sun was starting to rise. She had wandered all night, and do to that, she felt tired, and somewhat achy. Despite that, she still wanted to continue onward. She still wanted to find her way through the forest that she was moving through and find her brothers. But, so far, she hadn’t located him. And so far, she felt herself in slight distress that she couldn’t locate them. Xolotlcoatl sighed, her ears pinning some, before she paused and looked around slowly. Where to go now?
The mare shook out her head, causing her bells to jingle quietly, before the noise slowed and silenced. She moved forward hooves hitting the ground in a soft manner. Every now and then, a twig would snap, or a bird would make a noise in the distance. She let her eyes flicker slowly around, before locking on a falcon not far off. It reminded her of her siblings, and as she thought it over, she figured that they must also know that, somehow, she was on earth. She was searching for them.
Xolotlcoatl glanced around, her eyes lingering every so often on something in the distance. If she kept this pace up, she was sure to find them… though she had a feeling that due to the size of these lands, it could take a lot longer. More than likely years. Unless she was lucky, or she sent word out, such as some sort of bird, to locate them… but that, once more, would be really hard to muster up, and have to have a ton of luck. The mare frowned, before shaking her head slowly as she moved forward at a gentle pace. Her wings flicked against her back, fluttering slightly, before folding lightly against her back.
She would find them; and soon. Xolotlcoatl knew it. She could feel it in her bones. So, taking a deep breath, she continued onward, her tail flicking every so often, her eyes locked forward. She would sleep later. Her ears flicked upward, hearing a few sounds, before tilting her head to the side. What was that? She shook her head some, dismissing the thought, before allowing herself to pause once more. What if… No. She frowned, eyebrows pulling together. No, she could not allow herself to feel as though she would be unable to find them. That would only cause her to feel helpless and lost.
The mare dipped her head down, sniffing at some plants, before lifting her head. Xolotlcoatl blinked, her eyes flickering across the dark tree bark, before they backtracked. What was that? She frowned, tilting her head, staring forward with sharp eyes. That was something far too bright to blend in with the forest. Her ears perked up, and an almost sense of wander entered into her body. Someone new, maybe? And someone that she could learn something new from.
He felt so lost. It wasn’t a feeling of being physically lost, no, while Shoshoni had no idea where he was he still felt safe among the trees. Mentally and emotionally, he felt so lost, so alone, and so…dead. What was he to do without those he held so close to his heart? How was he supposed to cope with the fact that what he felt was his life was stolen by the claws of strangers? The images, the sounds, they never stopped invading his mind. Survivor’s guilt was slowly eating away at him and he didn’t know how to deal with it all.
