Vita Nova studied Orhan's expressions as they talked. It was equally awkward for both of them, now that Koray had left in such a huff. The grey mare was determined to make a good impression on the sand-colored stallion. But her heart sank as Orhan offered her a way out, if she wanted it. This wasn't the way she had fantasized about being received by Koray's family. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. The mare tried to shake it as best as she could and look at Orhan with a weak smile across her whiskered lips.
"I want to stay here." She said sternly with the gentle stomp of her hoof upon the soft sand. "I wouldn't have come here if I didn't want to." she reiterated. As Orhan addressed Koray again, she couldn't help but begin to feel a little concerned. It was almost like Orhan was forewarning her of something that was likely to come in her future. Nova was smart enough to realize Koray would never be reliable. She knew he would never care for her or want to be responsible for her and God forbid, a family, between them. But she didn't see the lazy, apathetic cremello stallion as a significant threat to her safety or well being. But perhaps she should.
There was a long silence that spanned between them as Nova watched the stallion, waiting for him to follow up with something else. He doesn't, however, but eventually changes the conversation to a different topic all together. Nova merely bobs her head obediently to tell him she understands, and allows her blue gaze to drift off toward the vegetation that made up the oasis in the distance. She smiled at him again before she watched him trudge off in the direction of his son. She sighed deeply as his frame disappeared down the path, only to realize she was alone, again, in unfamiliar territory.
4 | Mare | Evaline x Valentine | Smoky Back Splash | 15 hh | © Vinyl |
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