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Post by tenebria on Mar 21, 2024 17:58:54 GMT -8
Galmúr gave a relieved sigh as he saw the sparkle of the creek through the trees, trotting up to it and immediately dipping his nose to the crystal water, drinking deeply. Suddenly a snort sounded from in front of him, and he jerked his head up, startled... to see Sabine glaring at him directly across the way. He stumbled back slightly, ears pinning in instinctive apology for being there. "So apparently I can't even come to the stream to refresh myself without running into you" she said with a glare, which was a very hurtful comment as he had only run into her three times so far. "I..I'm sorry, I was just training in the Broken Stump Clearing, my mentor told me to rest myself, it was completely unintentional that I disturb you" he said, ears flattening. Sabine glared then snorted "Whatever" she said, tossing her mane and dipping her head in an ignoring fashion to begin drinking. He shifted uncertainly. Should he leave? He thought of doing so... it could certainly save him her wrath.... but he felt an inexplicable urge to apologize. "Sabine... I'm sorry for what I said before. I don't understand what I said wrong, but I'm sorry I said anything to hurt you" he said sincerely in a quiet firm tone. She stiffened noticibly, keeping her head down. "Accepted" she said quietly, then suddenly spun and crashed into the forest. He jerked slightly in a startled manner, then stared after her as she disappeared in the woods, her coat flashing in the dappled sunlight. A sigh escaped his muzzle. He just wanted to understand. Why was she so bitter?
Stormflash gave a satisfied smirk "Of course it is, I've been thinking about it for some time" he said with a snort, then frowned, pawing the ground "It would be in some time, I shall not inherit the herd until at least my third year, if not my fourth" he said, frustration at this in his tone.
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Post by wingfeather on Mar 22, 2024 13:17:54 GMT -8
The patrol Artemis went on with with Treth was past the river, near where they spotted the stallions. Artemis remembered the exhilaration she felt, she could hardly believe it was only yesterday!''
Nacho snorted, ''hardly two sentences are passed betwixt us for months on end. No, ye don't got to worry about me tellin' 'im. Hmm but I wonder what that young'un wants with them stallions..... Agh, like I said before they'll probably jest chase 'im off anyways. But, I am very glad to hear that you like this herd, and I hope you and yer friends stick around for awhile.''
Gareth thought over this, by that time he should have accumulated a sizable amount of followers, quite the army in fact. ''That plan will do I suppose,'' he said in a careless manner, ''but if you play us wrong colt,'' he said suddenly turning dark, ''I will personally come and and fight you to the dust, you wont even know what hit you.''
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Post by Abbster on Mar 22, 2024 13:22:51 GMT -8
Sugar smiled, glad he understood. "Thanks for understanding Nacho" She said. "Oh, that reminds me....why do you think Stormflash came to me to distract you?" Sugar asked. "Do you think he wants something with me, or maybe something that has to do with me?" She questioned.
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Post by tenebria on Mar 22, 2024 13:56:11 GMT -8
Galmúr turned away from the river, deep in thought as he moved through the forest, heading back to the clearing. He didn't expect his mentor to be back yet, but he'd seen a few patches of green grass in the area. Earlier he had considered taking a quick nap, but his mind was too troubled now to do so.
Stormflash's eyes widened slightly and he took an involuntary step back, before remembering who he was. His eyes narrowed and he lashed his tail, drawing himself up as high as he could... which wasn't very high. "If I chose to play you wrong, you wouldn't have time to chase me down. You would already be pummeled underneath MY warriors hooves while you slept." he said, with surprising ferocity and gumption, despite the fact that his muscles were tensed for a quick run if need be.
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Post by wingfeather on Mar 22, 2024 14:36:32 GMT -8
Artemis trotted beside Treth, nothing was happening at the moment, Treth was contemplating on doing another speed and endurance exercise, but he remembered he should still take things slow with his apprentice. He noticed that she seemed to be losing energy, probably from the exertions of the night before, he thought. There was a sighting of distant horses but they were WAY too far to be of any real concern,
Nacho looked up at the sky in thought over what Sugar said, ''hmm, I don't know,'' he responded, ''maybe he saw something in you that he thought would help with his plans, or perhaps since a lot of the other horses in this herd already don't trust him, he was thinking you would be able to help him since you are new to the herd,'' he suggested.
Gareth started laughing suddenly, ''you definitely have got some spunk colt, no one has ever dared speak to me like that in a long time, yet, those who have never do it again,'' he said the last part with a tone of warning.
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Post by Abbster on Mar 22, 2024 14:39:50 GMT -8
Sugar let out a snort. "Well if he thinks that I am just going to be his wing mare, all of a sudden, then he's got another thing coming" She said to Nacho, as she stomped the ground in anger. "Oh....Nacho....can I ask you something?" Sugar finally asked looking at him
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Post by tenebria on Mar 22, 2024 14:58:53 GMT -8
Galmúr found a large area of lush green grass by the clearings edge and began grazing, a slight frown on his face as he thought hard, trying to remember all the words he had said to the chestnut filly.... and of course failing to remember any of them.
Stormflash couldn't help flinching slightly at the laughter, but at the stallions words he puffed himself back up and tossed his mane with a snort, and dared to go even further... which was probably a bad idea. "Well of course no one would need to speak in such a tone to you again, as I'm sure I shall not have a need to again myself." he said in an almost patronizing tone, as if implicating it would be because the stallion would have "learned" from his lesson to not speak to STORMFLASH in that tone.
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Post by wingfeather on Mar 23, 2024 6:52:22 GMT -8
Artemis was growing very tired, it was good that this patrol was short she thought. ''Let's stop for a drink,'' Treth suggested, he had noticed Artemis's fatigue. Artemis nodded and gratefully dipped her nose into the cool stream. As she drank memories of her and her friends adventures together came back to her, even some from when before they were exiled, they had definitely been through a lot together.
Nacho smiled at Sugar's fiery manner then looked at her quizzically at her swift mood change, ''Sure, what's on yer mind,'' he asked.
Gareth raised an eyebrow then took an intimidating step forward, ''yes,'' he said in a quiet and deep voice, ''I'm sure there will NEVER be a time to hear the tone again.''
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Post by Abbster on Mar 23, 2024 7:38:24 GMT -8
“I….well….I have a crush on Gus, and I found out that he likes me back!” Sugar said. “Always….i know Herd healers aren’t supposed to have mates…but I really really like him. What should I do?” She asked.
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Post by tenebria on Mar 23, 2024 8:02:26 GMT -8
Galmúr grazed peacefully for quite a few minutes, finally giving up on his attempts at recovering his memory, and just focusing on the food. The sunlight shifting through the trees was making him rather drowsy, and before he knew it he was drifting off to sleep.
Stormflash gave a slight gulp at the hard unmoving voice of the stallion. Too far. His back legs began to tremble slightly, but he managed to keep himself mostly still as he gave a quick nod, then found his voice "I shall get in touch with you again if need be" he said, trying to keep his voice calm and strong, then he spun and leapt into the forest, letting out a large sigh of relief. WOW, it had actually worked! A sudden sneering smile slid over his face. "The herd is mine" he whispered to himself, the words bringing such power to his veins as he cantered recklessly through the forest.
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Post by wingfeather on Mar 24, 2024 14:32:56 GMT -8
As they walked they passed through a small portion of the forest. Artemis was glad that they were able to be sheltered from the scorching sun, even if it was for only a little while. She listened to the call of the cicada, it reminded her of when she was younger, she smiled to herself at a few of the memories she had from when she was a very young filly. Treth noticed Artemis's distant expression and snorted to get her attention. Artemis broke from her reverie, ''remember Artemis, keep you eyes and ears open at all times. She nodded slightly sheepishly then began observing the surrounding would for more practical reasons.
Nacho nodded sagely at this, his floppy ears bobbing up and down, ''ah ye young'uns, always so flighty the first time ye find out another horse likes yeh back.'' He shook his mane out, ''quite honestly I never had to deal with all his romantic nonsense, but my advice to you would be to talk with the lead mare, she's a wise leader,'' when her son isn't around, he finished in his head.
Gareth smiled to himself, ''fiery fellow aint he,'' he asked Scourge. The other horse nodded. Gareth trotted back to the more open space of the clearing and settled down to graze, the herd was his!
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Post by Abbster on Mar 24, 2024 14:36:57 GMT -8
Sugar pawed the ground. "I already did that" Sugar said looking back up at Nacho. "I asked...well...I sorta asked her if she could...bend the rules so I could be with Gus" Sugar said. "She said she would talk to her higher group...whatever that is...about it" Sugar said. She sighed. "Why did I have to fall in love with him?" she asked Nacho. "It probably isn't even likely to happen!" She said, as she gazed down at the ground. "I should just give up" She added. "I mean, the lead mare will probably end up saying no, anyways, why get my hopes up?" She asked. "Because I love him!" Sugar said, with another sigh. "I really really REALLY hope the lead mare says yes, but I know I shouldn't get my hopes up, because it is VERY unlikely for her to even say yes to this request" Sugar said
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Post by tenebria on Mar 24, 2024 15:22:31 GMT -8
A loud snort suddenly woke Galmúr from his peaceful sleep, and he jerked his head up, blinking around tiredly. In front of him stood the gray figure of his mentor. "Have a nice nap?" Lorcán's voice came with a slight sardonic lilt to his tone. The buckskin flushed embarrassedly, quickly scrambling to his hooves. "Sorry, the sun.. I didn't realize how tired I was" he said quickly. His mentor raised an eye slightly and gave another snort. "Well you'd better not be too tired, we have a lot more training to do. Although for now, it is our turn to patrol the outer edge of the herd" he said. Galmúr let out a slight sigh of relief. Oh good. Just walking then! But he should have known better. Lorcán's sharp eyes caught the relaxing moement, and he determined to make him work hard. It would only build up his stamina. "I'll lead the way until we get to the main trail, then you take over" he said, then suddenly spun, rearing before charging into the brush... and not on the path either. Galmúr leapt forward after him in a startled manner, dread filling him. Why had he convinced himself this would be easy? he wondered in despair as he crashed through a tangle of brush, trying to catch up.
Stormflash slowed to a trot as he reached the middle of the forest, standing in indecision. He could go get that filly again... or he could simply leave her in the forest to find her own way out. But he might need her again at some point, and if he left her alone... he narrowed his eyes and gave an annoyed sigh, then began stomping off in search of her and the old donkey.
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Post by wingfeather on Mar 25, 2024 11:22:54 GMT -8
The two horses soon passed out of the wood and back into the sunlight, Artemis wasn't very happy about this and her dark coat didn't help any, it almost seemed as if it absorbed the heat from the rays.
''Where there is life there's hope,'' Nacho said with a big smile, ''your young, young horses aren't supposed to get all stressed out and worried and depressed. That's only for us grey hairs, enjoy life while you can, you've a lot of it before you,'' the donkey advised.
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Post by Abbster on Mar 25, 2024 12:35:59 GMT -8
Sugar nodded to him. “Ok” she said as she heard hoofbeats. She turned and saw Stormflash. She sighed a bit. “I thought you’d just leave me here” Sugar said.
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