The Lost Islands
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Live through this lie
Posted on June 22, 2017 at 03:18:34 PM by S H A M WARI






Was I left behind?
Tell me, tell me I survived.


The last time I had looked upon this land, it was my temporary home. The daily storms had flooded the Prairie, turning our usual bountiful terrain into an unlivable sopping mess. So I had gathered the herd and moved to the Forest, under my brother's recommendation. He was living here at the time, with a young but brave mare. They had welcomed us into the fold of their equally quiet home. And here, we waited out the worst of the rainy season. But it was summer now, and the season's warm rays had healed our land. The Prairie rebounded to its usual spry nature. The golden reeds and grasses that licked my legs as I lazily strode through them were back at full height and healthy. The hills were dry and crisp. Our home welcomed us back with open arms.

Our friends in the forest had been quiet since then. I was so tired of the silence that seemed to hang over Luthien like a dense, endless fog. So now that I had ensured my family's safe return to our home, I venture back to the Forest in search of Paradiso and the others that had treated us with such kindness.

My heavy frame maneuvered down well worm and familiar trails into the dense thicket of the forest. One copper colored ear lobe twitched forward and back at the sound of an osprey taking flight overhead. The scents of our friends who ruled this place seemed stale. I felt a sudden pitting feeling in my stomach as my nostrils flared, searching endlessly for my brother's familiar and fresh scent. But it was not there. I halted when I reached a clearing in the trees, my brown eyes wide as I take in the surroundings. Nothing seemed out of place in the Forest, except for the missing bodies of my friends. Bewildered, I issued a shrill call to anyone who still lived here.



Shamwari | Fresian Mutt | Evaline x Rook | Stallion | Chestnut | 15.3 h |
Half-brother to Kasabian, Vita Nova, Paradiso | Photo © Carina Mailwald | © Vinyl



ooc: I figured now was as good a time as any for Shamwari to meet his neighbor. :) And perhaps we can come up with the government style for Luthien?

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