Sweat pimpled along the soft, ashen-colored skin of the mare's nostrils. They flared with every passing exhale -- the mare clearly winded from her excursion across the terrain in search of Orhan and his herd. She drank feverishly from the stale pool at the middle of the oasis and she shivered briefly as a rare and cool breeze ruffled through her damp coat. Luckily Koray found her almost immediately after she had returned to the refuge of the oasis. She watched the pale-colored stallion quietly as he sauntered up. Everything about this interaction was unlike him. He never sought her out on purpose. It was usually the other way around. Though Nova would hardly consider his lazy nicker amicable, Koray was being more friendly and interested than usual. Clearly he wanted something from her. Maybe it was information. Either way, his odd nature was off putting, and Vita Nova couldn't help but be skeptical of him.
The silence spanned for some time before Nova finally shifted uncomfortably and snorted loudly. She raised a lone front leg high into the air and pawed at the sand for a few circles before stomping it definitively against the earth below her. "You seem to be in a good mood." The steel-colored mare finally spat, her wide crystal blue eyes watching him intently. The dark strands of her tail flicked eagerly over her haunches. "Where is everyone?"
She saw no use making small talk with Koray. He would see right through it anyway. Nova did her best not to seem frantic in his company, but her heart was beating at a rapid rate in her chest. An overwhelming feeling of dread has washed over her, and she feared what news Koray may have for her. Something deep in her gut told her it wasn't good news.
Vita Nova4 | Mare | Evaline x Valentine | Smoky Back Splash | 15 hh | © Vinyl |
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