The stallion seemed unaffected by the whole ordeal and Xina wondered just how many times he had faced this situation. She had not missed the space he had given her, not wanting to pose a threat that surely any other mother would have perceived him to be. Yet the older woman knew that if the golden man had been, he would have already hurt Mera.


“Xina” she answers flatly, not at all interested in his tales. Even if Mera had been on her way back she should have never left in the first place. But the girl did not miss what Sahin had said and already the pathetic punished look was fading from her face. Stepping away from her mother and closer to the stallion, Esmeralda turned her begging eyes up towards him. “Can we stay? Pleeeease? There is no one in the Shore to play with and Mother is lonely too just like you!”


At the girl’s words, Xina felt her body become hot with embarrassment. She was not lonely! Mera could never understand what she truly felt, why she stared across the waves with what would seem a longing look. No, the girl could never understand why she had loved her father so much. “Esmeralda that is not polite” she scolded, reaching out to nudge the girl’s hip. Mera gave no indication that she had heard or felt her mother, keeping her eyes solely locked on Sahin. Surely he could not turn down such a sweet face?

Esmeralda & Xina

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filly | under 1yr | 15hhs wfg | buckskin roan
mare | 15yrs | 14.3 | bay roan

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