A Trios Journey (private rp with wingfeather and tenebria)

[Abbster]

Sugar looked at her friends when Nacho mentioned someone named Rassak. Sugar on the other hand...well...she had no idea who that person was. "They probably know more about Thunderheart and Rassak than I do" she said. "I'm younger than them, so it would explain why I don't know what you're talking about" Sugar said, laughing slightly embarrassed to herself.

[tenebria]

Galmúr's heart suddenly began to pound loudly at the old donkey's words. "Did you say Rassak?" he asked in a shocked tone, almost unable to believe his own ears. "Was Rassack a bay?" he asked quickly, not wanting to reveal his past unless it was necessary. He knew that Artemis knew it all, but Sugar knew very little about his father.

[wingfeather]

Nacho smiled at the little dappled filly, ''thats alright my sweet friend, nothin' wrong wi' bein' yougerest.'' Turning to Galmúr, with a shake of his mane he answered,''Why yes he was, darker than 'is brother, but a bay nonetheless,'' eyeing the buckskin before him, ''why d'ye ask?''

[Abbster]

Sugar looked over at Galmur. That was odd. He had never asked anything about a random horse before. Suddenly interested, she trotted over to stand beside Nacho, looking from Artemis to Galmur and back again. "Do you know him?" she asked, her eyes growing wide with awe. Then she turned to Artemis. "DO YOU KNOW HIM??" She asked, bouncing around excitedly.

[tenebria]

Galmúr looked absolutely shaken, standing stock still as his thoughts tumbled about in his head. His father... a hero? Well known? Even a ... a legend? He blinked, glancing down as Sugar began squealing excitedly, snapping him out of his daze. Suddenly, the young buckskins crazed thoughts calmed, one final fact taking over. No matter how far he ran, his father's legacy hung like a shadow looming over him. A pained look crossed his face , and he turned away for a moment. How was he supposed to live up to such a legendary stallion? If he told Nacho who he was... would he ever be able to be just himself again, or would he, once again, be expected to grow up as a mirror image of his father? Uncertainty flooded him, and he didn't dare look up at Artemis, who knew all. Artemis. His mind suddenly cleared, a new fear emerging. If he lied about who he was, if he didn't tell the truth, what would she think of him? Surely she would see him as a coward, running from his own inheritance. The more he thought of this, the more he knew he couldn't keep running. He had run his entire life, and in his fleeing path, his two friends had been caught, pushed along with him. A strong resolve suddenly filled his veins. No more. No more running. He would face the truth, no matter where it took him. Raising his head he stood, tall and proud as his eyes focused on the old donkey waiting before him. His amber eyes flashing with a sudden determination, he spoke.
"Rassak the Warrior was my father"

[wingfeather]

Artemis looked at Sugar and opened her mouth to speak but closed it again deciding it better to allow Galmúr to reveal his surprising identity. Nacho whistled through his teeth, ''are ye indeed,'' he was slightly suspicious that a wandering vagabond could be the son of a legend.

[Abbster]

"Wait..." Sugar suddenly said. "You had a father?" she asked Galmur. She felt a slight nudge from Nacho and she flattened her ears. "oh...sorry" she said. "I didn't know you had a father" she said, as she tilted her head. "what was he like?" she asked. "Was he fun?" she asked her friend.

[tenebria]

Galmúr could see that the old donkey was cautious of his claim and he was about to speak again when Sugar excitedly pipped up. His ears pinned and he looked down for a moment, swallowing. "I don't know Sugar" he said quietly. "He died before I was born. A cougar pair attacked him and my mother while she was pregnant with me. They were traveling, having left their old herd and looking for a new one. He died saving us, killing one cougar with his hooves and leaping off the canyon with the other on his back." he said, his voice extremely quiet. He never spoke of his father if he could help it, but his mother had told him the story so many times that as much as he had tried to block it out, it had burned itself into his memory.

[wingfeather]

The old donkey nodded, satisfied with the colts identity, ''yer father was ran from the herd, because he mated with a mare from the enemy herd, this were not by Thunderheart mind ye, or any o' his kith or kin, but from the old lead stallion a cruel tyrant he was,'' Nacho snorted, ''before Thunderheart challenged him, that is,'' he said smiling at the memory, ''but by that time yer father was long gone and ole Thunderheart hadn't a notion as to where 'e had gone.''

[Abbster]

Sugar looked down at the grass in sadness. She felt bad for suddenly blurting out the question of did he have a father. She sighed and looked up at Galmur. "I'm sorry, Galmur" she said. "I didn't know.." she said, as she looked down at the ground again. She looked back up at her friends and then tried to smile. "From what Nacho says, your dad sounded like a great stallion" she said

[tenebria]

Galmúr looked up as Nacho spoke, his eyes glimmering slightly. His mother had never told him details, only mentioning names a few times. To hear where he had come from... that meant he had more family! And to hear how his father had been chased from the herd... it reminded him only too well of what had happened just a few days ago. At Sugar's words, he looked down and smiled gently to her "It's ok Sugar, you had no way of knowing" he said, then nodded slowly. "It sounds like he was" he agreed, looking to Nacho. "My..." he paused "my mother" he said quickly, not wanting the word to be in his mouth long "she didn't tell me much about her and my father's past." he explained, hoping the donkey wouldn't ask about his own past. If he asked where he came from... why he wasn't in a herd anymore, why they all weren't.

[wingfeather]

''Aye, no one wishes to talk 'bout bein' exiled from their herd,'' Nacho answered. Artemis looked down, no it wasn't nice, she thought. She missed her family and now that she was disowned.... suddenly, without wanting it to, a seed of jealousy planted itself in her heart. She did not want it, she tried pulling it out, but it just buried itself deeper.

[Abbster]

Sugar sighed. "I miss home" she mumbled as she lay down with another sigh, laying her head on the grass

[tenebria]

Galmúr gave a slight nod "Of course not" he said, his tone strong and slightly bitter. His gaze naturally wandered to Artemis, and his ears flattened slightly as he saw her expression and drooping head. A moment later Sugar's mumble was heard and she lay down disconsolately on ground. He sighed, leaning his nose down to nuzzle her. "I know" he said softly, suddenly feeling a stab of guilt. Now that he suddenly knew that he had hope of another family, he no longer even thought of his old herd as a home, just feeling disgusted and sorry for his mother and her weakness. But Sugar, and perhaps even Artemis, seemed to deeply miss their home. But perhaps... could they not make a new home? Until that moment he had felt a high distrust of herds, and certainly hadn't even wanted to consider joining another. But now... now that he knew there was a herd out there, with his own... his own AUNT leading it.. well that completely changed everything.

[wingfeather]

Feeling the sudden tenseness, Nacho pricked his ears suddenly, ''well if that be all, then methinks I will be on my way.''