I seriously felt like I was as big as a house, but in a way, not. This foal was considerably smaller than Cypher had been, but then again, Lyden was a little smaller than I, where Abaddon, Cypher’s father had been larger than myself. I hoped in my heart that this labor would progress smoother and faster than with Cypher, that had been a long six hours, at least. And hard, too. I was due any day now, and honestly, I was counting the minutes until this one came. I would dream of what this child would look like, would he or she take after me more, or Lyden. In both size and coloration. I hoped that this baby would have the best of both of us, Lyden’s pale coloration with hopefully some of my unique markings. I had a feeling the child would be average in height between us, as I was not awfully large nor smaller than a average sized foal.

The day had started soft, watching the sunrise come up over the horizon, I stood with my legs barley sumbmerged within the water. It was becoming a every day customary thing for me, to let the water slowly wake my bones, my soul, my heart. The waves would crash, the sound soothed my weary mind, and the calls of the seagulls above my head perked my interest. A soft twinge broke through my concentration, I shifted, waiting patiently for the second one to come. For some reason, it took a few minutes longer than I had expected. A frown furrowed my head as I stood there, finally the next pain came and I knew in my gut that somehow, this was going to be a much longer labor than with Cypher. I didn’t want to make Lyden deal with the painstaking process so I didn’t want to call to him just yet-it was still much, much too soon.

My large dark frame moved away from the frothy water, some of the foam still sticking to the feathers that were draped over my large feet. It almost seemed as if the hours were going to be dragging by now. And honestly, the only thing I could think of was to rest, because I knew by the beginning signs that this was going to be a rough one. I found a small patch of grass within sight of the sea, I circled it a few times before lowering myself to my front legs, then back to where I was fully laying down in the soft grass.

--time lapse anyone?—

It had to have been mid-day now, for the sun was right above my head as I awoke from my slumber, even with it being a restless slumber at that. The pains were growing more frequent, more intense, longer, stronger. It was getting closer and I just could not lay down anymore. My legs cramped and my body ached so I stood, stretching slowly as I stood to my full glorious height. I stretched my neck out, shaking my head and feeling the strands of my hair snap against my skin as I shook my head. Oh, I could not wait for this child to be here, to smother it in all of the love that I could muster inside of my being.

Suddenly, the pains grew so much stronger, and I knew it was time. I laid back down, my brief stretching stint was done and over with, apparently. I strained, for how long, I honestly did not know. But before the final push, I let out a lone call for Lyden, wishing for him to be present with moments of our child’s life beginning. The foal was finally out, and I turned automatically to pull the sack away from the child’s face, it’s pale palomino face, bright white blaze going down it’s face. I licked at his face, waiting, watching him as he responded to my actions. Oh, my son. I felt a sharp tug at my heart as I stared at my little palomino rabicano son, he was beautiful, really. It just pulled at my heart and soul knowing that I had brought into this world another boy, a son to carry on the blended bloodlines, Lyden and myself. I could not be happier. My little love. I stood, nosing at my little one, urging him to stand on his own for the first time.


aureila ; ten ; draft mutt ; silver grullo tobiano rabicano ;

female ; of the forest ; 17.0 hh ;

alexander (x lyden)

joey's gem