a new world hangs outside the window
beautiful and strange
it must be I've fallen awake
I must be

Wasp's amber eyes narrowed into tight slits the moment this stranger regarded her as "miss". It didn't take long for her to become annoyed by his flippant behavior. She snorted once, followed by a deep sigh, before she rolled his eyes at his words. Part of her wanted to lunge forward and land a sharp nip on his shoulder to wash that stupid, cheery grin right off his face. He's got to be kidding, right?" She thought, as she watched him stand so casually, his gaze flitting around the Peak. There's a damn war going on, and he just skips right in like everything is peachy?

But at least he got right to the point. The dark mare's heavy head rose high over her withers as she listened to his prompt explanation. She bat her thick, black tail over her haunches. "What was your dam's name?" She asked sternly. "Why would you live in the Lagoon if your mother is from the Peak?"

But before she could pepper him with more questions, in an attempt to poke holes in his very curious story, Khar'pern sauntered up. Her Vulcan sister addressed the stallion in an equally casual tone, which baffled Wasp to no end. She snorted again as her ears swiveled forward and back, trying to make sense of this nonsense. How could anyone be so nonchalant with their very existence on the line? This stallion came from enemy territory!

"You know this guy?" She posed, bumping her whiskered muzzle to Khar'pern's shoulder. "Jesus, the two of you. It's like no one cares that there's a war going on at all!" She said with the stomp of one heavy forehoof.

"It seems oddly timed for you to want to jump ship." Wasp said, eyeing the spotted stud again. "Why now? And what do you want in return?"

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