THESE NIGHTS ARE GETTIN' DARKERVhagar was old enough now that her mother could not keep her locked up in the ridge any longer. She was not stupid enough to wander into the commons and instead pulled herself up onto the shore of the falls. She followed the mouth of the river deeper into the heart of the mainland. Her dark coat was marred by speckles, like a dusting of stars, and several deep cuts and gashes. It was perhaps her mother's cowardice that had made Vhagar so bold and brave. She had danced eagerly against big cats, with the new stories on her skin to prove it. She had tousled with snakes and birds alike. Much to her mother's dismay. She was impulsive and daring, something that would surely get her into more trouble than it was worth more than once over the span of her life.
Her pale green eyes idly size up the fish swimming alongside her as she walks and she is a flicker in her eyes. Should she pounce? She had seen the cats on Atlantis do it, but they were after food. Lowering her head she snorted, rippling the surface of the water, and watched as the fish fled from her shadow. She snorted a laugh. Not worth her time, she decided.
She follows the river longer still until she arrives in the heart of the falls. The sound of crashing water is familiar to her and she is practically vibrating with excitement as she leaps from the shallows. Vhagar submerges herself, the water feels good on her fresh wounds without the sting of salt water.
She pushes off the bottom and crests the surface with a burst of water. Her hair plasters itself to the delicate curve of her neck and her forelock winds around her ears like creeping vines. The chocolate-coated filly swims to the shallows, dropping onto her side with a thump and splash of water. She does not shake or otherwise rid herself of the water that continues to roll down her side in rivulets. Her heart beats fast, eager for whatever this new adventure has in store for her. |
MY CLAWS ARE GETTIN' SHARPER| DROGON X ESTELLA | 16HH | SABLE CHAMPAGNE | THE RIDGE | KIWI |
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