Meadow

Zimri picked her way through the snow melts. Wind and time had moved and shaped them. Now the rising suns slowly started to destroy them. The shifting of seasons was so strange depending on the island the weather gripped. She knew the shores of the northern most island would continue to see winter possibly well into summer, and there were islands to the south she was sure did not even know time played a part in the changing of weather. Her own new home was subject to all of the mood of the seasons as well as the inhabitants of the island itself. She had come to the Crossing to find a moment of peace again, never realizing she had longed for a home but would still miss this place as well. As advised, she stayed clear of the Common this time, not wanting to invoke the ire of angry stallions.

The grass of the meadow was still plentiful, though dead under the winter snows. She ate hungrily, preparing herself for the swim back home. OVer the expanse, she was awed by the clear reflection of the snowmelt. Its purity was not something she had witnessed before in such a way. There had always been mud or something else to mar the perfect reflection. As she looked at her own corner of the mirror, she was surprised by what she saw. Her blue face looking back at her through dark eyes. Thin nose, and lithe body, beautiful in its own way, but it lacked the fire she saw in others. The dark eyes that looked back at her startled her with their lack-luster and she blinked. Every time she looked in Ruger’s face she saw a blaze, a passion. When she looked at herself, all she could see was water.

Her ears perked at the sound of splashing in the distance and her head shot up. She did not run, but her nose worked furiously to sense dangers. Just a little distance away she saw a stallion seem to beat his own reflection into oblivion. Concerned, she called out to him before trotting over, moving through the water, not caring about getting wet but still avoiding the deeper pitfalls. His outburst had her wary, and she kept a safe and respectful distance. Hello, care for some company? Her body was relaxed, but still clearly ready to depart if he so asked her to.