~ the dark goddess moves within me;
to me she brings the fruit of the hidden
"Gavriel?" she whispered to the crescent moon that hung just above the majestic mountain's peak. She ached for her brother's warm embrace - they had been each other's rock while locked away by a dark overlord. He had protected both mother and her, day after day, taking the physical abuse so they wouldn't have to. They all had tried to escape once, only to be captured and then beaten. She closed her eyes, trying to fight back the tears that threatened to spill onto her cheeks.
She turned from the cliff's edge, her dark eyes brimming with tears as she thundered across the stones and to the path that they had taken to get here. Her hooves clattered against the rocks and hardened stone as she left the clifftop. The dark path led her down, through the scraggly trees that littered the rock slides, across rushing mountain springs, and through sparse mountain meadows.
The spotted girl did not slow until her sides heaved and a thin sheet of sweat glistened on her shoulders. Her heart raced wildly against her ribs as her hooves slowed to a walk. She pushed herself beneath the tree branches and into a unfamiliar clearing. She paused as her breath lingered on her lips.
The Falls. Her brother had spoke of the beauty of this place - but never did she imagine it would be this beautiful. The silvery light from the crescent moon filtered through the mist that floated above the Falls. It was absolutely breathtaking.
She ventured closer until the cool, crisp waters reached her quivering nostrils. Eagerly she drinks from the waters, loudly slurping her fill. She lifted her head and water dribbled off her whiskered chin back into the pool below.
She wished Gavriel was here and immediately the tears began to well up in her eyes once more. She is utterly alone and it was breaking her heart.
OF THE DARK MOONdraft x - 17.0 hh - 2 years old - Blue Roan Pintaloosa
Solomon x Daciana 
