Common

róisín

The Peak was… disappointing. Not that she didn't enjoy her time with Iscariot, blazing new trails and learning for themselves which high-meadows had tasty grass, and which ones were too sunbleached to be sweet. Mostly they kept to the lower slopes. Roisin claimed it was because the higher reaches gave her flashbacks to that terrible moment in the Ridge, but really it was for his legs. She was determined to give Iscariot as few reasons as possible to regret his decision to come with her.

The red-gold girl had taken to pacing at the edges of the Peak where it bordered the Commons out of a desperate need for something new. She'd already begun her lessons in fighting with the grey mare Kolfinna, but that had not been enough to fulfill her craving for adventure.

A flash of familiar orange-gold caught her eye and she turned toward it, not entirely sure she could believe her eyes. Was that Hades? She picked up a trot toward where she'd spotted him, only to see what looked like a flash of Finch's tail. It had to be them. A delighted laugh spilled from the young mare and she took off in earnest now, her dark tail streaking behind her like a banner as she ran.

It had only been a few days since she had last visited home, and yet she felt as though it had been years. She had whole hours of conversation to have with her siblings, and new places to show them. "Finch, wait!" She shouted, only to see the young girl slip into a thicket of brambles she'd never noticed before. Slamming on the brakes, Roisin only narrowly missed crashing into her when she stopped abruptly, and ended up skidding sideways like a drifting car with an excited squeal.

"Finch! Hades!" She burbled, eagerly reaching out to nudge them both - one by one - on the shoulder and then the rump, as she could not reach the scarred colt's rump. "I didn't expect to see you guys here! What are you-?"

Her question died on her lips as she spotted the gold and white mare further in. "Oh-" she squeaked in surprise, an awkward laugh bubbling up to her lips. "That makes sense then," she answered her question. Then, more shyly, she bobbed her head at the other mare. "Um, hello. I'm Róisín." Eagerly, the bossy red girl latched onto the question she'd asked as if it were a life preserver heaven-sent to save her from the awkward situation she'd half created and half walked into. "And you're in the Commons, by the Peak. That's where I'm from - the Peak I mean, it's run by mares." She stumbled on, uncharacteristically flustered.

Peeking first at the unknown mare, she then sought Hades' and Finch's gazes each, a shy smile forming on his lips. "Would you guys like to come see it?"

mare . 3 . mutt . dun sabino . 14.3 hh . björn x siobhan . love

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