It had been a lonely an d boring existence when Melusine had become separated from her herd first, and then her mother second. You would think that would make the filly less likely to wander away from them – that she would stay as close as possible just in case it happened again, but you would be wrong. While the red and white filly would very much prefer not to lose her family again, especially when she had only just found them again, she also had an adventurous streak that couldn’t be quelled by mere jaunts around and about the herd.

While her father and Brienne were otherwise preoccupied, Melusine trotted off to the river that ran between the two territories. There was much fun to be had here such as overturning rocks in the water to make the fish dart out and swim beneath another, only to be uncovered again. While playing this particular game, a flurry of brown and white caught Melusine’s eye on the bank river on the forest’s side. The filly snorted and pranced out of the water, spray making the red of her legs and chest look almost black.

The filly rooted around in the undergrowth, snorting and huffing as she searched for the creature she had barely even had a chance to see. When she was a few feet away, it darted off again and she squealed in surprise, her head snapping up.

SHAMWARI x DREADBITE