The Lost Islands
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Your King
Asmodeus
Your Queen
Nyimara
The Second
None
The Herd
Name, Name, Name
The Sub-Herd
Name, Name, Name
Allies
Name (Land)
Enemies
Solomon (Cove)
The Rules
  • There will be no fraternizing with enemies. If you put yourself knowingly in danger, don't expect a rescue.
  • We are only as strong as our weakest link. See to it that you are getting stronger in some skill that is useful, whether it is battling, recruiting, charming, etc.
  • The King and Queen have final say in all matters.
bite me
Posted on May 13, 2020 at 11:48:35 PM by CAIN



He never thought he'd be digging another hole so soon after digging the first. Right next to the soft mound Zubeia now called home, he found himself moving dirt for a much bigger hole this time. Geneva's wounds seemed superficial at the time but infection set in and no matter how much she cleaned her legs in the salt water of the ocean, it wasn't enough. He woke to check on her and found her already gone. It wasn't long after that pretty little Zena gave up as well. Carbon was still holding on, though for how much longer, Cain had no idea. The only other mother-to-be in the herd would be Harlequin but would she take on her first child and add another one to it? Cain knew he had to try, for his son's sake. Legolas had run off in his grief and Cain wasn't sure if he would ever see him again. His heart felt like it couldn't take much more.

He sighed as he finished digging the hole and stood there for a moment, just staring off. Was this his punishment? Was this what he got for being such an asshole when he first came to the islands? He wanted all the pain to stop. Was this fate telling him he shouldn't be a leader? He felt like he'd lost so much. Primrose might not ever come back to him. He might never see Paisley again. He was even starting to doubt Vihaan would ever return. She always kept her word and she promised to return safe to him but the war was over and she still sent no word. Something was up. Cain didn't want to pressure her by going to the Prairie to ask after her. He didn't want her to see his desperation, his weakness. He'd never felt so small before.

Carbon clung to his side as he finally grasped Geneva's thick mane and drug her into the hole. Carbon made small whimpering noises and nuzzled at her neck and face, still trying to wake her. It about broke the draft stallion's heart all over again, seeing his newborn son so miserable. They mirrored one another perfectly right now. He knew the small black colt was hungry but he had no food to give him. He needed to find Harlequin, or another mare who would take him. Maybe this was one of those times when an ally would be nice. Of course, his only ally had been Shaydowfax and he heard she disappeared from the Dunes. So he'd lost that, too. He put Zena's tiny body in between that of Geneva and Zubeia, feeling she would want to be with both in death.

A single tear rolled down his cheek as he went through the hard task of putting dirt back over them, stopping every so often to gently nudge Carbon out of the way where he kept trying to dig them back up. He was soaked in sweat by the time he was done and Carbon wouldn't stop crying out. The colt had even taken to biting Cain, angry with him for burying them like he'd killed them himself. Cain took the nips, flinching as each one pinched his skin but he didn't retaliate. In a way, the pain was welcome. It was his only companion right now. Finally he moved Carbon into the shade and walked into the water to clean himself off. The ocean waves washed away the sweat and sand from his body but it left nothing but a hollow ache inside. He stood there in the water for a while, feeling like an empty shell of a horse. Who was he now? Who should he be?


Cain_stallion_6yo_Gypsy Vanner Mutt_16.3hh_black and white tobiano coat_white mane & tail_dark brown eyes_bound to none_Salem Desert

Father to: Akello(xVihaan), Legolas(xGeneva), Paisley(xPrimrose), Carbon(xGeneva), Zena(xZubeia), Twinge(xHarlequin)

photo by JNix@Shutterstock



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