we were born sick
"Every mare must leave after two seasons." Zhenya is surprised by this. Just as she was getting comfortable, she is now being informed she will have to leave once Winter ends? How irritating. But wait - there is more, he continues speaking - about how there are exceptions to the rule. Of course. Aren't there exceptions to every rule? Once Felony mentions his new position, it doesn't take her long to catch on. He wanted her to be her companion? So she could stay indefinitely. But surely there's a price?

"I want you to at least provide the Lagoon with one colt." Of course. Again, Zhenya is reeling from the shock and unexpectedness of his statement. Her? Have children? Is he insane. Probably. But Zhenya still can't believe what she is hearing. She pauses for several long moments, mulling over his words. She knows if she doesn't acquiesce to his demands, she will be punished, perhaps harshly. She can't let that happen, she has found her place here in the Lagoon and she is not about to risk that. So, with a grudging sigh, she turns towards him.

"Okay." She feels strange, giving in so easily, but she knows she must in order to keep herself where she wants to be. She reaches down to scratch an itch on her foreleg before she speaks again. "I will do my best to provide you a son, you will provide me with a home. Sounds fair to me." She smirks, her ochre eyes coming to rest on his face. The agreement wasn't the most ideal for her - if she had it her way, she would have cut any possibility of children out of the idea - but it would do. For now.

"Thank you." she says suddenly, feeling overwhelmingly grateful towards the dirty bay stallion.

five years. georgian grande. buckskin
tobiano. the lagoon. childless and
loveless. played by pippa.
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