Rhaego had just begun to settle himself in his new home. The worn trails had started to etch their twists and turns into his mind. The way the leaves rustled in the soft autumn wind and the way light filtered in just around mid day, they had all found a way to nestle into his heart already. Each day he spent in Paradise was a day he felt closer to really becoming what he had always wanted to be. He was just that much closer to being something instead of the forgotton son of a forgotton mare. He refused to blend in any longer.

The buckskin stallion had just reached a clearing in the ever green foliage when he heard the distant call of his one and only girl. He had to admit he was a little surprised to hear her calling for others, she had never really struck him as the most social of creatures. However, he supposed he should be happy to see her making such an effort. Perhaps he should go support her in her endeavor.

As he approached the sandy beaches of his home Rhaego was immediately caught off guard by the damp scent of another unfamiliar stallion. It caused his ears to lace themselves tightly against his skull, his nostrils flaring in surprise. He had no idea who would have business here besides Sahin or himself. This was not something he had expected nor was it something he was entirely eager to deal with. He had never been one to relish conflict. After all, he hadn't ever had much of it during his short life span.

The stallion's anger and anxiety only seemed to deepen as he approached his darling Leopard. He watched the the other stallion danced around her, making no real mystery about his intentions. Rhaego could feel his heart in the base of his ears, could feel the heat of his anger rising from his chest. No. He would not let another stallion take his Leopard away.

There was no moment of hesitation, no second guessing or dancing around the situation. All there was was a quick bolt through the sand and a sharp yell before the stallion was lunging his way inbetween his mare and the other stallion. Every inch of him was on fire with adrenaline. He had never felt this before but a small part of him loved it.

"She won't be going anywhere." he said simply through tightly clenched teeth. He remained very close to his buckskin mare, moving to try and back her away from the other stallion and maintain their distance from him. "I don't know who you are and I do not care, leave here now."

He glanced back at Leopard for a small moment, wondering briefly if he should have just allowed her to have her way with this other stallion. She may be a mare but there was no doubt in his mind that she knew her way around a good ass kicking. That's probably what attracted him the most to her. She wasn't helpless.