Vesti was glad she had found the other girl. The poor thing looked awful, covered in sweat and her voice was cracking. Vesti reached over to nuzzle the poor girl in an air of comfort. Her poor son had nearly been plowed over and unable to move. He had heard it and moved underneath her bulk.
"come," She said simply. "Follow me. The Dunes will eat you alive if you stay out here." She moved off with purpose, not too fast for small Kel, and not too slow to encourage the other mare. The small oasis was not too far. Vesti found it strange that she could navigate these shifting sands no matter the day.
Kel was more than a little distressed. He had heard the other mare coming but he had been able to do nothing. He could see her shadow now. Her form little more than a blob of matter that kept close to his own mother as he did. He did not know how he felt.
He also knew they were going fast and that Vesti was not talking anymore. He let out a pathetic little whine to let her know he missed her voice. Vesti cut another look at the mare. She slightly resembled what the sorrel mare thought the child of Nikolia and Lark might have been.
They reached the oasis soon enough.
- Vesti & Kel
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