Noctis had agreed to the Solomon deal figuring it would be a better trade and it's not like they entirely lost a mare as is but they would eventually gain another brother. So he helped Solomon escort this mare to his home in the cove and gladly took the mare that he had promised them to the lagoon where he then found out the news of the challenge and his ears went back. So this was to be his fate? His father gave him to the lagoon to learn how to be a stallion but now, he was gonna be forced to live with mares that thought themselves their equals or better? His wound was thankfully healed by this time but he turns on his heel and heads out not waiting for anyone else to join him. It's not like he knew the rest of the lagoon herd other than that mare, Verrat and Fiaro. So be it, this was to be his fate his father wanted him to have. Being passed around like some ragdoll toy.

He didn’t think he’d willingly return to his father after this. He felt that this was almost his father's fault. His father must know the lagoon had many more enemies then he did himself right? And where was his mother in all this? Did she even know? Would she even care anymore? He was starting to question both of his parents' love for him. Why couldn’t his father teach him what he needed to know? This didn’t make any sense to him. Unless his father didn’t want to take the necessary time to work with him.

He moves across the lagoon thinking about everything that has happened and wonders if he’ll ever have a safe place to live. Was he just gonna be bounced from home to home? Is that what this was? This is why he had to practice fighting more and he needed more experience. He needed to go out on his own. After walking relatively slowly he smells the borders of the peak and he tosses his head. Should he respect their boundaries? No wait why should he take them as a prize for winning a challenge. He moves one hoof then the next over the invisible border. His head held high as he slowly meandered through his new home. His ears twitching as he finally calls out.