"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 Posted on January 23, 2021 at 08:25:46 PM by Riddler
There was sorrow in my eyes. Not for the fact that I was alone. No, it was because I was the end of a deal. A promise that my sire had made. Not because he chose to, but because my father had felt he had no other choice. I let my thoughts burn deep into this mind of mine. My mind sings with so many things. I was being drug in various different directions. Now I was here. This thick air and murky landscape. It was not my ideal home that was for sure. This wasn't my home either. This was a chance in the dark really. I was here not of my own accord after all. I could have run honestly. I could have chosen to go against my father's promise in this deal he'd made. I chose not to though. I respected my father and I did love him greatly. This was not really his fault. I mean...it was but not in total conscience. This was something he had felt so strongly about. I could not hate my father for this deal. He'd been a prisoner at one time after all and he'd felt he had no other choice. We were threatened. Mother and I would have been forced as prisoners here and father had not let the Lagoon have that chance.
I am pulled from my thoughts as a taller mare than I came forward. A soft call in response to my words. There is only compassion and love in those eyes of hers. I do not fear her. She has given me no reason to after all. She seems concerned really. I am truly touched. I am curious of such a creature as she and this filly being here. I had heard the tales of the Lagoon. It's brethren were ruthless. It's boss was a snake from what I had learned in my first year. I am but a yearling but here I am. Alone and in the Lagoon on good faith. This mare though; why was she here? Was she one of their play things? It sickened me. It horrified me to remember the stories I'd heard. The tales of truth. They were reality. There is no fear in me for this place though. Young I may be; I had been well taught and informed. Women were to be respected of course. Perhaps they did not care here, but I did. I would.
"Hello." The murmur from my lips is rich but friendly. I had no reason to show anything but kindness toward this woman and her child. She had given me no reason for hatred or fear. I was not in danger from she and I realized that of course. I pushed my nose gently toward her own to exchange a warm breath before my ears swivel forward. I spoke again then. "I am Riddler. I am coming as good faith from my sire who is Goose of the Bay. I am here because my father made a deal with one by the name of Cullen. The boss here. I am here to commence training as one of his brethren." I was no prisoner though. Far from it. My choice would be my own when the time came that I turned three. Two years I would give them here. Show me this was something more than the tales I'd been told over time. Show me this was not some prison for mares and their children. I knew this was to keep us safe. This was to have kept me safe in my first year. This was to keep mother from having to endure such a place as I had heard about.
This mare was different though. She didn't seem like she should be here. She was tall and powerful I had realized. She could survive I was sure. She didn't seem like she should be here though. She seemed compassionate and I again wondered if she was their prisoner? Was she a stallion's trinket here? Perhaps so. A young child is at her side and they were not too old. A month or less maybe. A child of one here? I didn't know but I assumed that she is here against her actual will. She remained though and didn't fight them. I wondered why. Was it to keep she and the child safe? Was it for the child mostly? I didn't know but I could only assume safety was something to do with it. "I am here to learn and train. Upon my turning three I will make my decision upon whether or not this is for me." I was to join the ranks and train. Not a prisoner. That was not a part of the deal and if they tried that well, they knew what would happen. I would leave for one and then I would tell them. I would make sure hell rained down upon them. I believed in honoring something just as my father did. If you broke that well, you broke more than you should have. Perhaps I would be proved wrong by them here though. Well, I'd have to wait and see of course.
My eyes fall upon them both again and I speak. "What are your names?" Silence then as I wait. Watch and wait in wonderment. What next? I felt no ill from this mare and the child of course was innocent. I had once been that way. I still was. I was young and with my whole life ahead of me. I knew nothing of this place aside from what my father had told me. There had been silence much then but now, was there hope yet? Replies: