"For every brother you bring to our
midst, you may keep a trinket all to
yourself. She will not be sullied or traded, unless you deem otherwise. But should you bring a mare here without a new brother first, then I will consider her property of the Lagoon as a whole and do with her as I see fit." - Garmr
The Offspring
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Rules
• The Lagoon is where homeless stallions come to live as a brotherhood. Mares may not live here except as captives or companions for the Leaders.
• Soldiers keep mainly to fighting, Thieves keep mainly to raiding, and Associates may do both, neither, or act as diplomats. Members may issue their own battles and raids, but should generally consult the General, Marauder or Boss for permission.
• All major decisions are determined by vote, but the Boss maintains order within the Lagoon and has the final say.
• Elections for leadership positions will be held every TLI summer, provided the qualifying criteria are met.
• You can find detailed information about how the Lagoon works on the Rules page.
• Upon election, the Boss can issue a rule for members to follow during their tenure. It is up to leadership to enforce.
Riddle me this (Any, Cullen) Posted on January 22, 2021 at 05:21:05 AM by Riddler
Why was I here? I knew nothing about this lifestyle except in what my sire had told me. Questions in which I'd asked my mother were not really answered. She knew as little about them as me save for any rumors we might have heard. So many said this Lagoon was such a negative place. I had withheld judgement though. I had not been here myself before. I only had words to go by in which I'd heard in the stories and rumors. I only had my father's words of the promise he'd made. A deal that I'd not been a part of but only heard about after the fact. To say that I wasn't at least a little angry would have been a lie. I didn't have a say here right now. I was told that this would be my home upon my turning a year old and that the judgement there after was my own. I had the freedom to make my own choice later on but that I was here for now to call it home. I didn't really know how I felt about this.
Confused? Troubled? Angry? Ashamed?
No, I was not ashamed. How could I be ashamed of a sire in which had constantly had to fight for his own freedom and that of our family's? I trusted my sire's words in that we'd been a constant target for our own freedom. My father had made choices and maybe he'd been rash but it had been for our own protection. I truly believed he'd thought this the only way. Maybe there had been a different way to do things, but that was the past now. We needed to live in the present. My present was in the Lagoon soon enough. I did not really know what to expect save for what father had told me. It was quiet and empty for the most part. He'd told me that Cullen was the boss and he wasn't someone you clearly wanted to cross without constant fighting. I wasn't sure if this were truth in a sense of speaking. I would see for myself though. I would not judge in these early days for now. I needed to see for myself even though I had pretty much been pawned off of my own freedom in this decision. Father had made it for me.
I wasn't going to tary in those thoughts for now though. I still loved my sire very much. I might have at first been angry and maybe, I still was. I wasn't going to hold this against him though. Like I said; I'm pretty sure he felt this was the only way to protect us at the time. Make deals and honor them. This is something he'd taught me well. Always honor what you say. Do not make promises so swiftly like he had done though. This is also something that my father had instilled deep into me. If you were to make a promise then, you had better be sure that it was what you were intending on doing.
It isn't long before I noticed the changes in the air and atmosphere. This landscape was more jungle-like and tropical. The air was stuffy and this was a lot warmer than I had ever experienced. I had come from the Bay. The frigid temperatures that I was use to there was far different from this now. I scoffed at the thickness of the air. Yeah, this would surely take some getting used to. I felt as though I could not breathe as well but maybe it would not be so bad later on. I'd need to wait and see. Time would tell. Maybe this Lagoon wasn't for me. Maybe it was. I just didn't have those answers right now. I continued into the depths of this bachelor homeland. Home? Was this home? No, I really couldn't call it that yet. Maybe I never would. This was in my mind; a trial basis. I was here on loan? Yeah, I guess you could consider it a loan. A promise from my father that he'd send me here upon my first birthday. I was a yearling now and so, here I was.
It is now that my bay varnish roan body comes from a walk to a pause. I had pulled myself from the murky water and squelching mud. I scoffed again. I glanced down at my muddied hocks and grunted. Gross! I was definitely not used to this. Not in the least. I wasn't sure how I felt about this stuff sticking to my speckled legs. It made me appear more muddied than I really was. I didn't like it. Such pretty feet splattered in a disgusting; cold substance. Mud. I knew what it was but I had at home mostly avoided it. I couldn't do that as much here I had come to realize and I wasn't fond of that realization. Not at all! I bring my head back up from surveying my feet and the ground around me. Rich brown eyes scan the direct surrounding area. I let a call fall from my lips. Ears are brought forward to catch any returning sound and those eyes search for nearby movement or form of another. It seemed quiet here. Father had told me as much. I'd wait and see though. Wondering of them in my mind. These supposed brothers. They were not my brothers at this moment though. They were merely other horses for now as far as I am concerned. I knew nothing about them and I didn't know them. Any judgement was not mine to cast for now. Later. Yes, later we would see.
"Hello? Anyone home?" Then I fall quiet. Watching; waiting. Hoping? Hoping for what though? Another body? A conversation? I didn't really know of yet what I was hoping for. I really couldn't to be honest. Replies: