I hadn’t been hiding, quite the opposite, I walked around the border most nights, keeping an eye on things. While I didn’t speak with anyone mainly because I still was not comfortable with the individual that Lyden had chosen to be his queen, she was not someone I would ever, ever trust. After the way she had approached me from the very first step I took within the border of the forest, I would never trust her. Anyone who can outright think of another as a foe without even attempting to get to know the other, was not okay in my books. No, I could not let myself follow in the footsteps of a lead mare like that. I didn’t think anyone should follow someone like that yet at the same time I wasn’t about to challenge for the spot, I wasn’t going to assert myself in the wrong way in a herd I barely knew.

The only one I had known was Fanta, and Lyden had sent her, and others away for one little girl. I didn’t know much about it but in the long run, why would he want to lose so many for one girl? It didn’t make any sense to me, but then again I didn’t want to make anyone mad by making my opinion on the whole thing known. It’d be best to keep my mouth shut but knowing my history, I didn’t think that it would last very much longer.

I heard his voice ring out and I sighed, I know he would most likely point out me not making nice in the herd, but that was all in the past, really. I moved through the thick trees, my eyes set on the cream and white form of Lyden. I moved steadily through the trees towards him, my hair snagging on the branches as I went through. It was obvious I had been in the trees, a few twigs were tangled up in my mane, as with my tail. I was picky with my appearance at times, but right now there wasn’t much time to clean up from walking out of the trees and walking over to him, it wasn’t a long stretch of time to clean up. Oh well, right?

A whicker went out as I approached him, my nose outstretched as I drew closer to the cream and white male who ruled the land.



aureila ; ten ; draft mutt ; silver grullo tobiano rabicano ;

female ; of the forest ; 17.0 hh

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