Vita Nova listened with interest to Evren's plans to escape Orkaan, her icy blue eyes staring at nothing but the shadowy silhouette of her friend in the dark and the cold. Nova's initial response was to be concerned for her friend. Orkaan was an enormous stallion. And he had beaten Shamwari in battle, after all. Evren, while athletic and lean like her father, was still so young. The thought of Orkaan hurting her, was almost too much to bear. But Nova pushed passed these initial feelings of fear and worry and nodded confidently in the dark, bumping her friend with her cold muzzle for reassurance. Nova always admired Evren's ability to rise up to the challenges that this miserable life laid out for them. Perhaps she could learn something from her friend. But when Evren suggests that she would fight for Nova's freedom too, the steely-colored mare quickly deflated.
Nova was a placeholder. Her presence here had reason behind it. Disturbing that, especially so soon, could bring down everything for her brother. What was the point of volunteering herself to come here if she was ready to flee again so soon? The mare breathed a heavy sigh, grunting slightly as she shifted her weight over her swollen ankles. "I can't go, Evren, not yet at least." She said quietly, this situation eerily reminiscent of the heartbreaking time she had to turn down Oswin's assistance, too. "I couldn't do that to my brother. Or Bri. Or this foal." She said finally with the flick of her dark grey tail.
"But I believe in you Evren," she followed up with a sheepish smile, one she knew Evren wouldn't be able to see in the night.
4 | Mare | Evaline x Valentine | Smoky Back Splash | 15 hh | © Vinyl |
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