the moon wanes yet i remain | Fell Posted on September 10, 2023 at 04:22:47 PM by Canis
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How long had he even been away from home at this point? Had it really been two seasons at this point? He'd never encountered spring elsewhere on the islands. So the sight of rolling green hills with flowers in colors he'd scarcely seen was quite a surprise! The young stallion had to wonder what else he may have missed about life outside of the Desert. Canis wasn't sure why he had never dared to leave its borders, its safety. He'd never once ventured out on his own, and his mother had been quite content to stay where she was wanted.
His ears twisted forward in their mismatched dark and white, searching for any sound on the breeze. He'd met a few characters in the almost six months since leaving home. How many other lives spanned across this handful of islands? It fascinated the dappled male. Finding nothing on the wind, the stallion moved. Making his way down the small hill, Canis trekked on. He decided to journey what would be north, then east along the river until its mouth found the sea.
A smile lifted the corners of his maw. Canis watched the water froth and flow through the estuary, as freshwater met its salty brethren. Over the sound of roiling water, it wasn't likely that he would have noticed the approach of another. In fact, in his sheltered experience, he wasn't even truly on his guard. Time would tell if this was a mistake or not.