The twins stood bickering amongst themselves as one of the strangers responded to their greeting and began to make her way around the edge of the bank toward them. “What on earth are we going to say?” Roza growled, splaying her ears sideways as she sought her taller sister’s eyes. Her tail flicked in irritation. “I’m sorry, we don’t have anything to talk about, we were just bored? Is that what you’re going to say to her?”
Her sister’s eyes flashed with something dangerous for a second, then turned to the approaching stranger. “Don’t be stupid. Just play along,” was all she had time to utter before the stranger was upon them. Rohanne’s face brightened in a friendly smile, then faded overdramatically as she feigned disappointment and confusion. “Oh, I’m sorry – we thought you were someone we knew. How embarrassing.” The mousy grullo filly tucked her chin to her chest and flicked one ear backward.
Roza’s gut burned with anger and embarrassment, but she knew when to pick her battles. Swivelling to face the stranger head-on, she pricked her ears, lifted her head, and offered the dark young mare a polite smile. “My sister can be a bit of an idiot sometimes.” Beside her, she could feel Rohanne bristle subtly at the comment, but she continued on, dipping her head in the direction of the pale mare across the pond who had not joined them. “If you don’t mind me asking, who’s that you were with?”
ROZA & ROHANNE
twin daughters of vitalij & asha |