The sun was disappearing fast behind the sea. It hovered just over the edge to offer a brilliant and warm glow in a spectacular finale before the stars began to glow from the purple sky overhead. The sunsets were a constant reminder of her life on Salem, and her daily ritual where she would pause and hope for a better day come the next sunrise. But the sunsets on Tinuvel could not be more drastically different than what she was used to in the Desert. Vita Nova could still remember how enchanted she was with this chilly place when Nephilim first brought her back here. The views of the bay and the cascading mountains, the far reaching pines covered in snow, the striking earthy hues of the frigid terrain, it had been unlike anything she'd ever seen before. If only that was enough to muster some excitement about this place now.
The swim from Luthien to Tinuvel had been a long and quiet one. Orkaan had been kind enough to give Nova her space and time to make the trek at her own pace, given the chilly waters and her heavily pregnant status. Upon first glance, Tinuvel was just as majestic as she remembered it being. But after a few weeks of living in the Inlet during the winter conditions, she was struggling to acclimate to the cold. This place could not be more unlike the Desert terrain she was so used to. Vegetation was hard to find. Instead of lazing around during the day to find shelter from the sweltering sun, Nova's instincts kept her moving all day in order to keep her extremities warm and to find enough food to support her and the foal growing within her.
Thus far Nova had no qualms about living underneath Orkaan's rule. He was gentlemen-like enough. He gave her her space to figure out her new surroundings and to get used to his particular herd's dynamics. Outside of the usual group gatherings, Nova had yet to meet the other mares who lived here personally. She hadn't spent much more time with Orkaan either. But her mind was awhirl with how she could hopefully amend the relations between the painted stallion and her brother back on Luthien. Shamwari didn't need an enemy who had already beaten him once in battle. He'd already severed an old alliance with a family friend when he came after Koray to fetch her. And if she had any hope of living a better life here than the one she abandoned on Salem, she wanted to start off right with this stallion.
4 | Mare | Evaline x Valentine | Smoky Back Splash | 15 hh | © Vinyl |
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