She manages to stand long enough to chase the stallion from her territory. As soon as she felt confident enough that he was gone, his body dissapearing from her veiw, she collapses into the slush. Drops of blood flow into the snow stamped into the earth by their hooves. She was successful yet again, but at what price this time? She tucks her legs underneath her body and attempts to get back up. She fails, unable to get her legs to stop shaking.

"Mom!" Devi's scream echos in her head as the young mare gallops towards her. The panic in her daughter's voice tells Parvati it doesn't look good. She glances over at her oldest by slowly moving her head to the side, but her vision blurs for a good few seconds from the pain. Parvati can feel Devi's breath on her skin as her child looks her over frantically. Parvati knows others must have heard the fighting going on and would be in their way to check out her state of being. She didn't want anyone else finding her like this.

"F-fine," Parvati shudders. "No you're not fine!" Devi exclaims in a panicking voice. Tears stream down the girl's face as she tries to figure out what to do. "I'll go get dad!" Parvati whispers a no, but her child was already running off. It was hard to tell which father she meant. Parvati could only sit and wait until she returned or someone else showed up first.