She did not mean to anger the lead ess. Alexa quickly dropped her head low, showing she meant no ill will to the Arabian lady. "I'm surprised you don't know of me, but we never had a chance to speak." Lifting her gaze, she met El Aran's, before the black ess seemed to turn away and continue on their small journey. The only horses she had ever been around here was Canta,her dear friend, and her lover Razvan, who was now dead. She never went out to meet friends then. All her focus had been on Razvan and little Neassa, who was now grown and would be having a child of her own soon. She hoped she lived long enough to see her grandchild, a pleasant sight to see before she passed on. She'd have something to tell Razvan then when she saw him in the afterlife.
Suppressing a small sigh, her ear tilted forward at the black mare's words. It seems she was getting a scolding like some people would do to a puppy if it peed on the floor. That might have irked her a little, since she was no child, but the red girl kept her mouth shut and followed along slowly, glancing back to take in Styrke. As they neared the Oasis, Alexa stopped and nudged her son a little bit in front of her, moving him into the shade near El Aran. His thin coat would not take kindly to the heat just yet, but it would soon. Living in the dunes as a child had given Alexa an immune system to the heat. Sure she would sweat and everything but it never got to her.
Focusing her gaze on the water just in front of them, she spoke calmly to the lead mare, " My name is Alexa, i was one of Razvan's lovers. I left soon after he died though. i went to seek out my mother who has gone through the pain of losing my father, so i had hoped she could help me get over my loss." Pulling her gaze away, she lifted them to meet her companion's.
"I don't mean this place or anyone any harm at all El Aran. Canta is my dear friend, and this place reminds me of my old home in the dunes." Lowering her head, she nickered softly to Styrke, "come here little one." She was guessing how much he probably just wanted to be near her at the moment, so she'd allow the painted boy to come out into the sun for just a few minutes before she decided to head closer to the water.
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