The painted stallion that emerged from the foliage was only marginally less familiar to her than Rutger, but that was not particularly surprising. As much as Roux now considered herself part of Snapdragon's herd, she hadn't exactly gone out of her way to mingle much with any of them. She still felt a bit out of place here, given that Snap's herd was anything but traditional.

There were no expectations here. No rules. No implication of a relationship between her and a leading stallion to occupy her mind. Just... existence.

Roux had never considered herself a romantic at heart, but it was a little disheartening to know that neither individual who had claimed her had wanted her in any way. And now there was Snap, and while friendship was certainly something, it wasn't something Roux felt like she could build a life on. Friends disappeared and left you, as Faline did. Not like the love Rougaru and Sonorae had shared when she was small. The way he would soften the instant he saw her, and the way she would brighten when she saw him. Roux had never found a great many things to admire about her mother, but that was one of the few things she looked back on fondly.

She isn't quite sure what the expression is on her face as he practically purrs a greeting at her, but she is hoping for something neutral. Such confidence was foreign to her after the likes of Scarecrow and Rutger, and it put her immediately on alert despite the fact that she had been the one to issue the invitation. She watched silently as he pretended nonchalance in closing the gap between them. His pet name teased a snort of amusement from her nares and she narrowed her bright green eyes on him.

"This your first time complimenting a mare, sweetie?" Despite the taunt, there was no true malice in her tone. He was interesting, which was all she was really asking out of life so far. "I'm Roux," she offered a moment later. She still made no move to get closer to him, as if testing just how far his confidence was going to carry him. "Do you normally stalk lone women, or is this like a special one-time thing?" She offered the equivalent of a brow raise, her head inquisitively tilted.

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