I don't really like myself without you
He spent a few days on the shore poking at his new toy before getting bored again. He was itching to make it to Salem to find his first target, but first he had to secure the Shore better. Others were just barely learning who he was there so until he knew no one could steal the place under his nose, he stays. In the meantime, he would find things to keep him busy. Bring in a few mares to settle the anxiety in his heart. Ironclad moves every hour of each day until he finally drops from exhaustion. He cannot keep still or the memories of his losses would creep up and take him down.
Crashing into the sea was not as much of a shock to his body as finding a ghost from his past would be. Ironclad swims back to the main island just where he had been days prior. Whatever he found to do here on the main island would need to be quick. He could not leave his new captive alone for long or she might begin to get some unhealthy ideas. The white grey stallion reaches the beach of the commons, shakes himself dry, and precedes slowly towards the stretch of grassland ahead. He thinks he could find himself another prize to bring home. One that might keep Hollis company in the Shore while he was out of his missions during the day.
What he finds is not something for Hollis, but for himself. Blue eyes widen in shock as he takes in the long-lost form of his Queen. She was as beautiful as they day he first embraced her. She was in agony over his twin brother leaving the islands and leaving her behind. They were not lovers at the time, but from that moment on their feelings grew into something more than friendship. Lace had quickly become one of the only mares to give him exactly what he needed. Her and Arael was all he ever needed to be happy in the land far away from this place. ”Lace?” His voice is low as he slowly comes closer. ”I thought I lost you forever.” It was true. He had thought his vengeance had killed her.