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 Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:40 pm
 Duana gives birth to three beautiful and healthy foals and begins the journey through the early days of motherhood. Backdated to birth and very early foalhood of Adair, Adia and K'min.mistalina13s Teepee This is a solo roleplay. No others unless invited. Thank you.Duana Dhin · Adair Dhin · Adia Dhin · K'min Dhin
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:43 pm
Duana had found the baskets a little over a week ago after leaving the Wishing Star. From where they had come she was not sure, but the wicker had been painted in her own colors and those of the wayward father. She had taken them back to the little flower thicket she had claimed for herself so they would be safe until they were needed. In the time that followed her body had demanded naught but food and even more rest until the day her foals decided it was time to greet the world. She woke while it was still dark and the while the boy was quick to come, the girls were not born until very nearly dawn. The first things she felt beyond the pain of birth were immense joy and complete exhaustion. Three foals!
She tended them and checked them over before settling them into their baskets. A small boy with a little stub of a unicorn horn and a long coiling tail and two much larger girls - twins from the looks of them - with many sets of small wings. Small blessings all, for though she had blood of unicorn and angeni her body showed none of it. Perhaps it was the Wishing Star's doing? She did not truly know, but was grateful all the same that all three were healthy and strong. They needed some more time until they were well and truly ready to face the world and she needed time before she was ready to look after three foals at once.
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:44 pm
Like he had been the first from their mother - the little boy was the first from his basket. Duana woke to a curious and hungry foal beside her, much more aware and sturdy on his hooves than he had been. His horn had grown out enough and he had used it to pierce through the basket, irreparably breaking it when he worked himself free. He watched as his mother smiled down at him and picked the last little bit of wicker off that was stuck to his horn.
"Hello, little Adair." The baskets had given her time to sit and think about names now that she had seen her foals. These children would also carry the Dhin name of her family.
He was more muted in color than his sisters and had his father's dark eyes. In body he reminded her of the brother she had not seen in a very long time. When he was young his horn and coiling tail seemed to grow faster, leaving the rest of him to catch up. Perhaps it was the same with all unicorns? It was something to keep an eye on, to do what should to keep him from being troubled by it. "Are you hungry?"
She let him nurse and then played with him for a while until he was tuckered out. He fell asleep beside his sisters' baskets, waiting for them to come out to play too.
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:46 pm
Big brother would only have to wait a few hours for the first of his sisters to appear. With the basket already straining due to her size it was easy to pop the wicker by opening her wings. They were too small for flying yet, but big enough to get the job done. She tumbled out and snorted, having caught a faceful of thicket grass. The noise was enough to rouse Adair and bring him over to look at her.
Sister!! He nuzzled her and whinied to wake their mother. Mother! Sister is here! He was excited. Only one more sister to go until they were all here! While mother was busy with the first sister he went to check on the other basket. It seemed to wiggle and stretch some, but the wicker didn't give way. Perhaps sister was having trouble? He had used his horn to get out of his basket. Would he be able to help her get out with it?
He nuzzled the basket, hoping she wouldn't be scared. I'm going to help you sister! Or at least try his best to. He bent his neck and poked at part of the basket with his horn. He just had to break some...
"My little Adia." So that extra set of wings had not been her imagining. She had borrowed her grandmother's angeni wings. She checked her over again to make sure she was alright after her little tumble and guided her to nurse once she seemed eager to do so. The sound of more popping wicker made her ears stand up. She expected it to be her third daughter, only to find her son trying to get into the remaining basket. "Adair, what are you up to?"
Trying to help! Sister seemed to need a little bit of it since she didn't have Adia's luck.
Mother went to go investigate which meant Adia had to let go, but she seemed content for now anyway. Now that she had seen what Adair was doing helping sister was more interesting and important. Now that he had started opening it for her perhaps she could get out and come be with them too? She would much rather have her sister than be stuck alone with Adair. The basket wiggled and stretched more, making the first break a bit bigger.
Sister is coming! Her tiny headwings fluttered in joy as her tail swished back and forth. It wouldn't be long now!
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:47 pm
The last basket practically broke to pieces when a large green hoof went through the side. The last foal sat in the remains of her basket examining her surroundings. She had heard mother, brother and sister nearby. Since brother and sister were here she had wanted to be here too, but had just had a little trouble until brother came to help. Though he had nearly poked her with his horn! She fluttered her wings and got up onto her hooves, looking up at her mother expectantly.
"And my sweet K'min." She checked her daughter over and nudged her to nurse as her siblings had.
Once K'min was done with mother they all settled down to rest again. Now that the excitement was over she was tired and just wanted to sleep and be near them all. It was easy to do with the soft stuff under them and all the warmth around her. At the end of their little nap she was the one to wake first and she did not let her siblings sleep long after her. Up! Up! We should go and see!
K'min took some extra nudging from both Adair and Adia to wake. Go and see what? She had been content just resting here with mother, but she did not wish to be left behind.
The tall colorful things! The flowers that surrounded their little home, though he did not know what they were yet.
Play! She was already bored of standing around and took off into the flowers ahead of her siblings.
Adia! Why did sisters have to be so much trouble??? She and Adair both raced after her.
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:47 pm
They had chased each other through the flowers for hours. Trampling or rolling in many and even nibbled on quite a few. They all had different tastes and she liked a lot of them, not the same as brother or sister though. Should we bring some back for mother? If they liked flowers she must too! It seemed like a good idea, though three small foals could only carry so much each.
After their flower gathering they all seemed to be getting tired again so it was probably best they went back to mother. She led the way with a mouthful of purple and orange flowers.
She had woken shortly after they left, crashing through the flowers. After a while she had snuck over to check on them once, though did not interfere in their game of chase.
"And what is this?"
For you! K'min was the first to drop her bundle of flowers by mother's hooves. Weren't they pretty? They tasted good too! Her flowers were red and pink, the ones she had enjoyed the most.
Here! Adair dropped his too, though one seemed to stick with him so he ate it instead. His were blue and white.
Mine too! Together they managed to make a little rainbow pile of flowers.
"Thank you, my little dears." Since they seemed tired she ate while they took their turns nursing. After that they all settled down to sleep again.
Out of the three K'min was the last to fall asleep. She rested her head on her sister's back and dozed off.
Belatedly had realized she was tired too, but the important part was there they all were, sleeping peacefully. "Sweet dreams, little dears."
This was going to be quite the adventure.
- fin
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