Once again the seasons of change are upon the islands. Whatever cold grips from winter are beginning to disappear with each passing day. No longer do the winds hold winter's cold glare, no longer does snow dust the green grasses or frost stiffen the trees. Warmth breathes life into the jungle island.

And with it, new life.

A warm smile tugs at his lips as excitement glitters in his emerald green eyes. Many of his mares were heavy with foal, soon no doubt, would be seeking seclusion to give birth. Despite her claim upon the island, Celestria was still one of those such mares and being on of the first that he had bred with, he felt certain that she was soon to drop her foal.

The faint tang of blood upon the breeze brings him to a halt upon his border patrols. A smirk tugs as his lips as the broad stallion turns and canters toward Celestria's scent. It does not take him long to find her, she had a way of drawing attention to herself without even trying. Multifaceted green eyes glitter with pride as he settles his gaze upon the silver buckskin colt at her side. An amused smirk tugs his lips upwards as he snorts loudly, announcing his presence even before his hooves break through path that she had set for herself.

Twin harks flicker forward as the chocolate colored stallion bends his head to brush his muzzle gently against that of the colt, inhaling the milky sweet scent of the young boy. "What is his name?" he asks, careful to keep his tone of voice even and controlled. Not to long ago he had met her in battle, at the time he had not thought of the unborn child's safety though he had done his best to aim his blows far from her barrel. Seeing the boy now, he felt a sense of relief to see that there was no outward harm upon the colt...

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Annubis is not sure what to make of this new world. Though he is glad to be free of the dark confined place, finally able to stretch his legs, it is all different. Tiny nostrils quiver as he gazes up at the pale mare. Mother. He can feel it in the familiar warmth of her breathe and the closeness of her skin. He shivers as her rough tongue rasps over his damp flesh a hoarse nicker rumbling from his small lungs as his head is given a toss as if to ward off her nosing muzzle. She nudges him and he does not need the added encouragement. It was all so strange and he wanted to see it all himself. Long legs stretch beneath him as on wobbling limbs he hoists himself up to a standing position. The lure of milk is enough to give him the added reassurance that he needed as step by careful step he presses against her, leaning against her solid barrel for guidance. Small muzzle buries beneath her flank as greedily he suckles the sweet liquid.

There is another. The strong musk floods his nostrils as a stranger appears. Annubis draws his muzzle from beneath mother's flank to let emerald eyes fix upon the dark colored stallion with his pale mane. He huff his warm breath over the young colt and Annubis gives the stallion a quick flick of his tail before diving his head back beneath Celestria's flank. If it were anything he must worry about, surely mother would have handled it by this point.