Bane had closed the gap between them. Eden was nearly stunned as her dam reached out to strike her, a squeal resonating from her chest. Reactively, the champagne mare struck out with one of her forelegs. She was just trying to get distance between herself and her mother. The gash that spread at the side of her neck stung, but her adrenaline was too high to feel all of the pain.
You’re capable of caring for yourself, Eden staggered. Her ears folded back against her skull, but the fire in her eyes melted into something different. That difference-- hurt. It’s pain that fills her gaze now, replacing the poor feelings. She’s shaking as she took one step back, and then another. Her dam checked into her with her shoulder, and Eden staggered once more. Everything. Absolutely everything was pain.
The words swirling in Eden’s head would be the ones she heard in her nightmares. With shaky knees, and a staggering step, she ran. The champagne mare ran towards the sea, ran towards anywhere. Anywhere she could be, as long as it wasn’t here. She kicked out with one of her rear legs as she turned, but Eden didn’t care so much if it made contact.
She just needed to be away.
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