i had a way then, losing it all on my own
i had a heart then, but the queen has been overthrown
i'm not sleeping now, the dark is too hard to beat
and i'm not keeping now, the strength i need to push me


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After she had sunk her teeth into the hunk of a stallion and smirked at Larka, Pierce had sauntered off and disappeared into the territory for a few days now. She had gone back to eating since she felt so pleased with herself. All day long she had munched down on the soggy foliage but the skeleton of a mare didn't care. She had never been picky in the first place. The bay mare had washed herself and now you could make out the white markings on her skinny face and legs. Her belly filled out and you could no longer see every one of her ribs. The mare was admiring her seal bay coat when she heard a faint calling.

Unmistakably Nikola's call for her. Hm. He just never gave up did he? This would be interesting. It was not yet breeding season so why would he need her? Pierce rolled her dark eyes and looked around at her private getaway before leaving. The grass was green but it was a soggy kind of grass you could almost sink into. The trees loomed over her with no sign of fruits on them. It was alright here. Not bad like a desert or tundra but not exactly paradise either. The mare breathed in deeply and let out a large sigh.

Pierce picked up her still thin legs and took off at a fast canter. Her part Arabian and nearly full Thoroughbred made it easy to run. She weaved in and out of trees and her legs carried her over rotting logs and mossy rocks. The stench of the stallion was stronger and she figured he was just ahead in the trees waiting for her. The mare sped up now, tearing up the ground with her hooves as she galloped toward him. Dark eyes saw him just ahead and she pinned her ears as usual before she managed a sliding stop. Strong legs now pushed her upward as she reared, striking out with her forelegs and barely missing Nikola. Light hit her coat and displayed the dark bay and the lighter patches tht were once invisible. One could say she was actually a pretty mare but when it came to her personality, nearly deadly. The rose with thorns.

She landed lightly and looked him over with her usual piercing eyes but now she let her ears forward. Not a part of her moved now and she spoke calmly but fiercely. "What have you called me for?" Blunt and to the point. She wasn't one to mess around when speaking. Inside, her body quivered with anticipation on what he would say. Apologize maybe? Asking to be the best friends ever? Ha, she laughed at that in her head. No, it must be something important for the herd if he called her... Although nobody else was here..