I am the razor in the hands of your heart;
And I am the razor in the hands of God.
The water feels cool against her throat as she swallows. Remnants of her drink hang from her pink lips, coating the barely visible whiskers there in transparent droplets. One by one, gravity forces them to drop her face and back into the depths from which they came. Evaline takes a moment to weigh Valve's retorting question. It was genuine, and given the brash way Evaline had brought up the topic, it made sense that the black mare would want a more fleshed out explanation. But the golden mare is hesitant to give her one. How could she accurately describe the feelings of lust, companionship, appreciation, and admiration that was basically brimming inside Evaline when she thought of Valve? The palomino couldn't come up with a way to describe this sensation to her without sounding like a bumbling fool.
So instead, the mare merely tosses her head, ridding herself from the thick, pesky forelock that blocked her view. Her wide, chocolate-colored eyes focused on Valve now, and she offered her friend a sheepish grin. "You gave me my life back." Evaline finally said, raising a slender front leg and stamping it firmly back onto the sand. "You stuck around and saw me through the worst of it. You didn't have to." She takes a few short steps closer to the black mare now, arching her neck as she did so, and pressing her muzzle gingerly to Valve's chest. Her nostrils flared deeply as she took in her scent, and remained there for a long time. "And Kasabian. You didn't have to."
Clearly Evaline had thought about this a lot in the passing months. She would forever feel conflicted about the fate of her first born. The lingering guilt wouldn't ever wash away. But she was more focused on Valve now, and her role in her life. Valve had no alliance to Evaline nor her family. But she helped her, and them, anyway, and without question. Evaline honestly couldn't understand why, but was determined to prove her loyalty to Valve and Dunes because of it.
17 | Arabian cross |14.2 | Palomino | Mother of Kasabian, Shamwari, Vita Nova, Paradiso | Vinyl |