The steely spotted mare watched with interest as Warsaw stood stiff and stoic, but showed subtle hints of his annoyance with her remarks. The gray mare did not try to hide the sly smirk that tugged at the corners of her mouth in response. While the big grey stallion was hardly "squirming", she could see the smallest changes in his eyes and demeanor. He certainly didn't care for her outlandish, blunt way of speaking. But it was important to Vita Nova for this stallion to understand that the world had changed. Just because he was born with balls didn't entitle him to everything. The lifestyle of the Peak mares wasn't so radical anymore. No, this was their time now, she thought proudly, even if she wasn't in a position of power, and her own brother still led what was considered in most regards a "traditional" herd-type set up.
But she was interested in this Warsaw character. It was hard to pinpoint just what it was about him that she was so curious about. But something about him felt familiar, in the same way Orkaan had been. Maybe it was his bizarre, old-fashioned way of viewing the world. Or maybe it was whatever was bubbling underneath the surface, which seemed dark and twisty, that Vita Nova felt drawn to expose. Either way, she committed his face and his words to memory with a promise to revisit him at a later date. And she watched lazily from behind pale blue eyes as he waded into the sea and drifted away.
"Good riddance." She said sharply after he became nothing more than a dark spot on the horizon. Vita Nova snorted once and stomped a hoof onto the hard ground before looking back to Petal. "You were as cool as a cucumber back there." She said playfully to the smaller mare, offering her a wide grin. "When they're just that thick-headed and self-centered, I don't know what it is, but I can't help myself. I have to poke the bear." She said brightly, her smile never fading from her lips, offering the mare an explanation of her somewhat brazen actions. She'd never apologize for them, though.
"So what do you think? Do you want to go to the Prairie now?" She asks, fearing the boredom that may come if Petal decides to embark on wherever she wants to go next alone. It is true that Nova had a child waiting for her back in the Peak, one she should probably check in on soon. But Nyah was for the most, grown and incredibly independent, if not dangerously so. Still, her eyes are hopefully transfixed on Petal's now, eager for what came next.
4 | Mare | Evaline x Valentine | Smoky Back Splash | 15 hh | © Vinyl |
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