I NEED SOMEONE
someone who hears
Hope had begun to dwindle in the silver maned stallion, he began to think he’d doomed the silent colt to a quicker death, and his heart had trembled within him. How could he return to Salem, where he’d left Pan on the Sandy shores, and say that he had failed? He couldn’t… He needed to do this for all of them. “Won’t be long now,” he said, his voice breathy as he moved closer to the little colt, rising on the rolling sea. Zimri was on the other side of Remus, and Sandman glanced her way to check on her, saving his breath now.
And suddenly the last of the islands didn’t seem so far off. As they approached it grew larger, a lush, green isle, no doubt teeming with life. Remus would live after all! Spurred on by a second wind, Sandman pushed the lagging colt onwards with a firm movement of his muzzle, and before long, he felt sand beneath his hooves. Despite the weariness he felt, he turned to the other two, checking over Remus first, and then Zimri. The poor colt was trembling with exhaustion, and despite their little victory in reaching Luthien, Sandman’s gut twisted with worry.
“We need to find this mare Pan spoke of, quickly,” he murmured to Zimri, not getting too close because he sensed she wasn’t all that comfortable around stallions. She had good reason to be… Sandman shook his head, water flying from his mane. He wasn’t keen on leaving the two of them alone on the beach, given that this was strange land, one that he was unfamiliar with. There was the threat of predators, and the resident stallions may not take kindly to strangers on their beach. But he wasn’t willing to venture deeper into the island’s forests, for fear he’d be seen as a threat and driven back into the sea.
What would become of Remus and Zimri then? He felt a duty to the mare, too, for he had brought her here, and if anything happened to her, that would be on his conscience. With a snort, Sandman resigned himself to the fact they’d have to sacrifice a few more precious minutes so that Remus could recover as much strength as he was able and then the three of them would venture inland together.
sandman and remus
for you i’ve waited all these years
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