Someone was indeed living in the mountains! Racing along the paths of the Peak as fast as her hooves could carry her. A full season of playing and dashing through the snows had slowly started to teach the filly the speeds at which she could run, and how high she could jump before the ice started to become treacherous under her hooves. Early that morning she had begun her journey, taking the familiar foot hill and the well worn paths into the more adventure worthy peaks. As she consistently chose the paths clearly less traveled, or in some cases not travelled at all, she thirsted for the things she would find at the end of these trails.

Times had been where she had come across animals who blended in with the snow around them. Other times had been seemingly lonely the the world around her, but to her imagination she leapt and danced around trees and boulders, playing tag with fantasy fairy-tale creatures that lit up the maiden’s world view.

Laughter was never far from Taika’s lips, which were stretched into a smile as she made her way back down into the heart of the Vulcan territory. She had come to call this place home, in a way her wayward mother could never understand. At any and every moment the filly was took herself wherever her heart desired, but she seemed to truly belong in the mountains. Which made her turn her attention at once when a call echoed off the stone faces. The smoky roan immediately changed her course and cantered towards the mare that had approached.

“Greetings!” She whinnied happily, her dark brown eyes alight with friendliness. “Welcome to The Peak!” With a toss of her growing sun bleached mane, she pranced around Bane, unable to stand still and her excitement tangible. She had grown a little out of her breakneck need to play with everyone and everything, but her constant movement suggested her energy was still that of the child she remained at heart. “Are you here to be a mighty warrior of the mountain, a sneaky thief, or a lady most wise in working with words?” The filly tossed her head and heels into the air. “Or are you here to explore that reaches of the mountains and find the fae folk that live here?”