⬩ voyager ⬩
▻ roamer (x voyager) ◅
She had known that she and the other stallion were hardly well-matched. She would have fought, for certain, but having Voyager get between them had been satisfying and relieving in a way she rarely allowed herself to feel. She was uniquely independent as far as herd mares went, but she knew when she had been aided. Her lover had certainly helped her find the side of herself that accepted help when it was needed.
It was why it was so simply to leave the place that the other stallion had trespassed into. Ultimately, she had felt sure that if she didn’t beat the interloper, Voyager would have done the job in her stead. It was strangely sweet, turning her back on an enemy and feeling as though she could walk away unscathed.
When she was almost back to her darling daughter, her mothering nature limited but still present, he catches up to her again. He calls, she turns, and she presses her muzzle to the corner of his mouth with a contented sigh. As she had thought, he was more than enough for a random roughcut of Lagoon flesh. "I am sorry I had to get between you and him. You totally could have taken him head on." She smiles, amused that he’d appease her pride, and a bit glad for it too - despite knowing her limits.
"I could have, but I didn’t have to. Thank you for coming so I didn’t have to waste any energy on him." She looks him over, glad to see no marks left behind from the confrontation. "I had just wanted to take a step out into the forest… what is this place coming to?" She doesn’t sound legitimate in her accusation of the Forest, more idly amused and settled.
OF THE EASTERN LUTHIEN FOREST
▻ mare - mutt - wild bay dun pangare splash sabino, gulastra plume - 14.3 hh ◅