Time has not been kind to the Lagoon. It was possible it was their leader that caused the scatter of men and the escape of all the females. Either way, the young lad was bored out of his mind. He spent most of his days wondering the deserted swamp, but when he was younger he found joy in learning things from his sire. Mother didn't quite like to converse with him much, but he did. Augustine took every chance he could get with his padre and it was only natural he would look to him more than his madre.

His mother left him behind anyway. I mean Augustine chose to stay, but she could have stayed with him. Instead, she fled with his young sister and that other captive mare from the peak. Cullen was angry, but what could he have done to stop them? They barely had anyone here to assist in the fight or an escape attempt. Mother taught him nothing of fighting or anything really. That was one main reason he chose to stay with the bachelors. Besides, he felt the time had come to finally learn how his sire wooed the ladies.

He felt it in his blood to be a successful bachelor just as his sire was. Legs sloshed through the thick swamp now very damp from all the melted snow. Eyes of brown scanned over land for signs of life. He would rather Ernesto, but anyone would do on this dreary day.