The climb was not effortless, but it was close. Thorns pinned as she glanced over her shoulder to steep path that had brought her up to this point and she snorted before a smirk displayed on her lips. The belle was not at all tired by the endeavor. Quite the contrary, adrenaline was still pumping and the pirate queen was rather bored and hoping to find something to do. Her banner, tainted like a moonless desert night flicked sharply as she picked up speed, kicking up the dust beneath her hooves. AS she delved further in she slowed and took subtle steps. There were fresh tracks on the way and she sensed she was on the hooves of newly arrived equines. She moved quietly and along the walls until at last she tracked the pair around the next corner. The sooty gold minx stole a peek and quickly hid again. The male was large and on the alert, fondly handsome too she thought as a side note. His companion was a smaller equine a child perhaps, maybe a daughter? This was good indeed.
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Rodrigo remained looking about. Someone was out there and he was sure of it now. His movements were not frantic but clearly he was aware of something, ready and waiting for what was to come. What was this place? He checked Taytim briefly before movement drew his attention back to the path. A mare, skin like sandstone tainted with black smoke. Rodrigo was surprised, but his face only displayed the calm composure of a soldier with mild suspicion. She greeted them.
"Surely you must be new here. Welcome friends!" There was a mild rasp to her voice, which was cheery and bright as the minx trotted up, thorns pricked and all the charms of a perfect hostess splayed on her face. Rodrigo's ears twitched cautiously and he adjusted his frame to better put himself between Taytim and the stranger. "Come along, I shall call my sisters…they will want to meet you…especially a fine looking stallion like yourself. What is your name my love?" There was sweetness as she spoke this. Ysabella-Nazeka was naturally adept at charming others. However, this beast did not seem moved by it, which puzzled her slightly. The bay man only looked at her suspiciously and said nothing.
Rodrigo found the maid charming, he even would go so far to say she was beautiful…but the beast knew these were the deadliest of assets a woman could possess (and he knew this better than most). He eyed her a moment more letting the silence linger before he smiled faintly, as if in realization. "We do not wish to linger long. We are leaving. Now. The words were firm but not spoken harshly, and he whickered to Taytim to follow as he motioned to leave the way they had come.
A loud cry of summoning emitted from her voice box, firm and commanding almost. Swiftly she moved to block their path. She was not sizeable in comparison to Rodrigo, but the minx was nimble and he would not doubt her to have other skills to back her confident gusto. "Now just a minute handsome…it's rude not to meet the lead of my home. I must insist, you'll make a poor hostess of me…"
Rodrigo smiled fully now, always keeping himself between the mare and Taytim. "But how can it be so my lady, when you are not from here." It occurred to the beast that this was a bachelorette terrain, a place run by Amazoness rule and they had wandered right in. It hardly mattered what happened to him, but he needed to make sure Taytim (and her unborn) were safe.
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