no grave can hold my body down
It had been months since her encounter with the appaloosa draft. She still thinks about that day in the Falls, wonders what Impazienza has been up to and if the problems with her family have been resolved, or at least gotten any better. Living in the Lagoon, she occasionally catches glimpses of the Peak in the distance, rising mightily over the surrounding terrain, looming over its inhabitants. Her heart still longs to visit, to ascend that beautiful mountain, but she knows she shouldn't. Can't. Won't.

Instead, she has been hanging back amongst the thickets and vines that line the border, lying low between the trees and their foliage. She has been contemplating whether or not to approach the Peak; she knows it might not be the wisest of decisions. After all, she belongs to Felony, and though he is a man of few words, she still finds herself wary of what he might do to her if she strays from the Lagoon's borders.

Which is odd, because Zhenya has never been one to fear before. She has always been a rebel - retaliating against the authority of others with no care in the world what could happen afterwards. Normally, under any other circumstances, she likely would have told her captor to fuck himself and left. But she didn't. And she won't. Why? Part of her enjoys her new life in the Lagoon. After bouncing from place to place for the past few months, it feels nice to have a permanent place to call home. She doesn't want to risk that - risk getting kicked out, or worse - traded - again.

A breathy sigh escapes the buckskin's lips. Her tail whips harshly at her hocks, scattering away the pesky swarm of flies that attempted to feed on her. Today is exceptionally humid. The heat is almost unearable. Sweat coats her body, forming small white rivulets in the thin layer of dirt that coats her body. She knows she doesn't look her best, but she doesn't care. She can't be bothered to bathe at this very moment. Besides, she thinks, compared to some of the others here, she is clean. In more ways than one, perhaps.

five years. georgian grande. buckskin
tobiano. the lagoon. childless and
loveless. played by pippa.
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