Falls

The mare offered a smile that just graced her dark eyes as he dodges around her question. It did not surprise her that he did not want to speak about it. She was, after all a perfect stranger and he would now know where she could spread his secrets, or what she would hold against him from whatever he said. Either a shrewd eye, of I have seen a few who carry their burdens in ways they do not have to. She let out a sigh and thought of the weight on her own mind. The longer she was here, the more she remembered, the more that pressed on her. She was coming to realize that when she had run away, upon her return everything was that much more heavy.

Her head tilted just so and she looked at him through the mists of the falls. She did not know how she could place his words, as they were both slow dancing around the truth of the topic. Though their conversation she had come to the conclusion he was not going to release his secrets to her. She could respect his desire for privacy and would not press. She laughed gently though, and reached her long face out to him, trying to break the stangent tension and ease both their souls with the offer a simple touch. Her smile was soft and gentle. You may have the strength, but I would still not add to your burden if I can avoid it. She shook herself out and pawed lightly at the ground. For another moment she studied him again and replayed his words in her mind. I may not be the one to help you, but I do hope you find it in yourself to forgive yourself. Or find whoever can forgive you for you. Her tail swished against her body and she looked off to the side. The falls were a place where so much had happened for her. The peace, the magic, the wonder if the falls were healing to those who chose to listen to its music and let it.

For a moment she breathed in the feeling and the peace around them that seemed to come so easily. After another minute, she smiled and turned back to him. I am Zimri, by the way. I guess we don’t really need to be strangers if he have offered to hear about each other’s sins.