Masquerade lay stretched out on a sunny dry patch of ground nearby seemingly dozing in the sun, her breathing slow and steady. It wasn't very normal for the small kalona mare to be seen sleeping, and one would think it would be much less normal with her new foals running about.
Yet there she was, sleeping almost as still as a corpse herself, only the methodical rise and fall over her side and the occasional twitch of an ear letting anyone know she was still alive.
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Enyalius flew overhead, circling to slow his decent for a landing, his shadow casting down on his small family bellow.
In his maw he held a large buck, mostly to feed his sister he had also brought such a large meal juuust it in case the children had not yet found their hooves in hunting enough to fill their bellies, and well maybe because he adored the young ones so. With a furious beating of wings, and a loud thud from his hind hooves the great black and blue male landed.
He dropped the kill on a large flat rock the family used for kills to be shared, and looked around bi-toned eyes taking in everything with a quick glance. He muttered something quietly in German, but first thing first he turned towards Typhoid.
The corner of his lips twitched upward for a moment, and if there was any softness in the kalona it was truly seen when he was with the other stallion. Sometimes thinking back to their first meeting usually made the kalona laugh and shake his head. It was funny how things had changed, he had once hated the kelpi and now the stallion had become the most important creature in his world.
Folding his wings down upon his back Enya approached his mate, brushing his fangs across the top of his neck and down his back as he circled the slightly smaller soq.
Finally he draped his head over Typh's neck
"what is wrong my lovely? You're particularly pout-y today."He did not miss how Azrael had been eyeing his mate's kill as he had landed with the buck, no doubt Typh was testing the youngsters, and Enya couldn't help but bust out into chuckles.
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Ardat Lili had split away from the fighting early after hearing something nearby, and somehow the filly had managed to catch a small yet fat, squirrel as it choose the wrong tree to scuttle down in search of nuts to store away for winter. The small critter had let out quiet a terrified screech which had been silenced by the fillies jaws crunching down on it's body.
She had begun prancing back towards the small clearing were her family was parked to show her parent's her first kill. Noting her mother sleeping, she started towards daddy, then Typhoid appeared. She hadn't yet meet her half brother, she glee'd and with a little squeal zoomed towards him dropping her own small kill.
She skidded to a halt though when her brain clicked in, and she realized he didn't seem too happy to see them. She frowned slightly and shifted her hooves, she didn't seem to quiet comprehend what to do; approach him or not .. she just wasn't sure.
When Enya landed and moved directly towards hi brother she finally made her decision and sulkily for a brief moment zipped to her brother Az's side.
She wrapped her tail around a front leg just in case he was having a little episode with his eyes she could use her tail to lead him.
"uncle Enya brought some food."
