Failure was the only thing he felt right now. Though his challenge to the Dunes had only been a whim, he had still taken a loss. It might not have felt so heavy if Lucine was still here to give him strength. She had always been able to help regain his confidence fairly easily. When Rhoxane had returned home Lucine had been there to remind him he still had a great family here. She had reminded how Pyre had stayed and he would have never met her unless he had tried something to grow their herd.

It was time to stop wallowing in his own sorrow. He had to look at the things he still had. He was going to have his first child with the fiery Pyre and his second with sweet Panda. His young son was even going to be a father. Though he had negative comments about that considering his son's young age. Positve thoughts Nico. Stay positive. He told himself this over and over as he walked the Inlet. This was until something strange happened.

Nico felt an unexplainable pull towards the hidden cavern of the Inlet's past. The one Parvati was been adamant on using to birth her children and the place his mother said had once been used by the late warlord Warsaw. Nico did not frequent this area as much as his sister, but he had slept in that cave a time or two. Had even shown Lucine the way once she became his lead mare. Long legs bring him to the opening tucked away in the pines. Gentle eyes scan over the opening, but no one was here.

A sigh leaves his lips as he turns away, a gentle tug of wind running through his mane like an ancient whisper. Nico ventures away from the old memories and enters the clearing where he could typically find the herd gathering. He spots some in the distance, but the snow must have driven most of them to the trees in preparation for another icy winter. Just as long as it wasn't like that one winter it would be fine.

This is when his eyes fall upon the stranger. He sends out a nicker before starting to approach the young mare. She wasn't a familiar face, but there was a scent on her coat that he recognizes. His eyes shift around once just to make sure Parvati didn't smell it. She had been obsessed with the Bay since Fell dissapeared and he didn't want her thinking this was him returning only to find dissapointment. "Hello," He says as his steps slow near the place she stands. "Are you looking for someone?" Maybe she was here to see Yasmina.