<font face=verdana color=#BE7557 style='font-size:10px;'>better to <font color=#F9AC81>burn</font> than fade away</font>

better to burn than fade away
Posted on July 25, 2020 at 04:42:03 PM by E V R E N

EVREN

Evren reciprocates the stallion called Rille�s gesture of greeting, and as she listens to him speak she finds herself strangely entranced. Rille�s presence is unlike that of any stallion she�s met before: in comparison to Shamwari�s fire, Rille is solid, stable earth, and Evren senses a deep wisdom in him, as if he had been birthed from the landscape itself and not born of a mortal womb. He is most assuredly mortal, however - he speaks of his mother, who had apparently lived here in the Forest. Evren�s ears prick with interest at this information, but she resists the urge to pepper him with questions, instead letting Persephone take the lead.

Her stomach flutters a little when the gentle pressure of Persephone�s belly touches her side, and she watches Rille carefully to see how he will react to this casual display of affection between the two mares. Quietly Evren hopes he will think nothing of it, or assume they are nothing more than close friends. She and Persephone have not yet discussed how to introduce themselves or address their relationship in front of others, and so it still makes Evren�s gut squirm with anxiety to imagine others coming to their own conclusions and passing judgement on them.

Mercifully, Rille so far seems oblivious. He speaks of sorrow and bloodshed, prompting Evren to wonder if he had heard of the recent assault on the Forest, but his words are so ambiguous that it almost seems as though he is speaking of his own past. Evren nods at his request, after shooting Persephone a look to check for her approval. �Of course,� she adds, and lets her gaze wander to a stray leaf tumbling from the canopy as Persephone touches on the subject of the war, drawing out into the open the shadow that had clearly been shrouding her thoughts as well as Evren�s.

The leaf settles on a bed of its dead kin, and Evren finds her gaze locked on it. She muses on the death and suffering the Forest has seen, as well as Rille�s words, and the healing he speaks of. Evren lifts her eyes back to Rille�s face, suddenly understanding.

He, too, has known loss.

11; mutt; bay tobiano; 15.3hh

orhan x arcana
mother of han, arkana & sephine

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Replies:

i think i remember you - By RILLE August 8, 2020 at 10:40:52 PM
- better give my heart a listen - By PERSEPHONE August 12, 2020 at 08:52:24 PM
  - better to burn than fade away - By E V R E N August 16, 2020 at 03:31:42 PM
    - i think i remember you - By RILLE August 29, 2020 at 02:34:41 PM
      - better give my heart a listen - By PERSEPHONE August 30, 2020 at 02:39:04 PM
        
        better to burn than fade away - By E V R E N September 18, 2020 at 05:16:14 PM
        
        i think i remember you - By RILLE November 5, 2020 at 00:01:07 AM
        
        better give my heart a listen - By PERSEPHONE November 8, 2020 at 04:53:02 PM
        
        better to burn than fade away - By E V R E N November 16, 2020 at 02:43:31 PM

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