Taika snorted in her companion’s general direction. Girls were not ‘gross’. They were lovely. They were powerful. Taika instantly eagerly awaited the day she would be able to turn these words back onto the colt. Smirking, she figured she would very rudely be there the day after he ‘spent the night with a girl.’ Teasing went two ways. Their game was on.

Grinning and smothering the laughter that threatened to break the effect, Ailill took a dramatic step back. His pale face twisted into a stage mask of horror and fury. He moved his body to be both imposing an playful. Their age difference would proclaim a clear victor in the event of a true battle, but Ailill would never use his strength to overpower and steal the confidence of a youth. Nor would he just roll over and give him a win! Instead he held his head low, but drew his hooves over the dirt, digging deep trenches in the sediment.

Prince? Dear boy, you face a king!

Maiden? Taika questioned with smirk. Had they not just established she was no maiden? With a toss of her head, Taika jumped forward and threw her hooves into the air, in a completely different direction than Ailill’s face. I am Battle Vulcan! A queen of warriors! She rushed forward, shoving her brother with her shoulder. Grinning wrecklessly at Argento, her tail swished again. Think we can take him?

Ailill’s face fell slightly. He had never really been able to beat his sister in a game of tag or otherwise. With two, he had no chance. Uhh… The stallion reared onto his hindquarters and spun down the path he had appeared on. Kicking his heels he raced away, platinum banner flying behind him.

Laughing, Taika nudged Argento and also tore down the trails through the broad leaved forest after the stallion. Ears forward and joy in all her features, it was amazing for forget the problems of the world in an attempt to reclaim her title as ‘Queen’ over her brother.