She promised to care for the foals, but Sigurdr was making it difficult. She hated to admit she saw some of his mother in him, but that made her angry. She was angry that Nyimara left him against Bjorn's wishes, mad that Elvira ran off without a word, and mad that Tigerlily followed. Now Bjorn was forced to rush back into a battle he said he wouldn't be involved in.

She knew good and well he was there before. She could smell the many horses on him and she could see the wounds he had from fighting. But he had returned and now she didn't know if he would return again. Their last conversation could truly be their last. It was hard to keep these worries at bay while she tried to keep track of the four foals she was keeping safe. Sigurdr kept wandering off, Isabel begged for her attention from the jealousy of other foals being around, and poor Elerona kept asking where her mommy was. Askold was the only one who was easy.

Ysabel feel asleep without realizing it and she woke in a panic. Blue eyes searched around her for the children, but only one was missing. "Damn Sigurdr!" She shouts, waking Isabel who slept beside the other napping foals. "I'll go find him mommy." Isabel suggest as she stands and stretches her legs. She stares at her mother with those sweet little eyes of her until Ysabel caves. "Alright, but hurry back." She eyes the two sleeping foals knowing she couldn't leave them alone. She watches her golden daughter nervously as she bounces away with her energized steps.

It was her filly's screams that first got her attention. Ysabel didn't waste another second as she shot up and raced towards the scene. White ears were perked straight up on top of her head as she tracked their sounds and scents. Enemies! She sprang from the brush to find two unknown stallions going after the youth. Thankfully their Clydesdale second, Osiris was already there attacking one of the stallions, but Sigurdr was defenseless as Cullen went for him. She remembered the Lagoon Boss from her time roaming the Lagoon before becoming a mare of Bjorn's. She recalled seeing the Mustang, but she didn't know his name.

Her ears twitched as her attention drew to an unknown mare shielding her child from the chaos as she calls for Bjorn. She knows Bjorn would not come, but she doesn't dare say that out loud. She doesn't waste another second figuring out what was going on here as she drives into the frey. "Get away from him!" She shouts as her ears pin back and she lunges towards Cullen.

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Everything was happening too fast for the filly to keep up, but she felt relief when a mare appeared. She didn't know who the mare, but was thankful for the mare's help. She drives back towards the jungle as the mare wished, but something caught her attention. "Mother!" She calls to her mother as she sees her fly from the brush into the scene.

Stupidly, the filly works her way around the mare and races towards her mother as she now attacks the golden stallion.