Posted on June 21, 2014 at 07:07:58 PM by Silver
 incomplete without you Silver has been feeling restless since her arrival in the Inlet. At first, the white mare had attributed her inexplicable agitation to the unfamiliar faces that surround her in her new home. But even now that she has begun to fit in - to find her place among the herd and feel less like an outsider intruding on the small but intimate family Dögun has formed - there is still a lingering sense of unease. Responding to instincts from her previous life, the ex-cavalry mount paces in tightening loops. Spiraling until, as if responding to an unseen signal, she suddenly pivots and to reverse her direction and unravel the threads of pent-up tension, only to turn again and weave them anew. When exhaustion finally overcomes anxiety, Silver edges even further from the herd and drops her head to graze. But her movements are mechanical, her jaw grinding at the grasses in a monotonous rhythm, moving in harmony with the thundering beat of her heart. The mare's actions are a distraction and nothing more; the ache of her hollow belly is buried beneath a different agony, a pain that ebbs and flows like the tides. Silver is about to swallow her mouthful when it strikes again. Twisting around to bite her side, the remnants of her forgotten meal flutter to the ground, and stick to her sweat-dampened skin. Panting as the pain ebbs again, the old mare turns toward the sound of an approach. It seemed that her guardian has decided to introduce herself at last. Shaking out her snarled and tangled mane self-consciously, Silver smiled tentatively at the other woman, even as the agony returned for another brief assault. "Freya.." the large white mare repeats musingly, her eyes sweeping the painted form. And then, laughing softly in response to the other woman's apology, "Don't worry about it. Dögun mentioned that you were lead mare, and you're busy enough without all this unnecessary worry over an old woman." Her voice breaks as another wave of pain crashes over her white body, but Silver pauses only a moment before she resumes the conversation. "I guess it was probably Dögun who told you about me. Did he mention how we met?" Silently, the white mare hopes that the grullo stallion had neglected to share that tale. Undoubtedly the other mares already thought her strange enough without being told of the circumstances that had quite literally caused Silver and Dögun's worlds to collide. mare | 16 years | sabino white | drum horse | 17.2 hands |
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- your heart's a thousand colors - By freya June 27, 2014 at 09:11:38 PM
- gather medicine for heartache - By Silver July 2, 2014 at 02:27:53 AM
- Cause this time's only borrowed - By Dögun July 2, 2014 at 04:24:37 AM
- a lover sinking in the sea - By f r e y a July 16, 2014 at 10:01:46 PM
- Cause this time's only borrowed - By Dögun July 2, 2014 at 04:24:37 AM
- gather medicine for heartache - By Silver July 2, 2014 at 02:27:53 AM
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