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Post by ciiel on Jul 12, 2008 0:30:03 GMT -5
My dark blue eyes flicked around as we were walking, drinking in everything we passed. I noticed soon that the foliage was transforming the more we walked on, the ground itself, the dirt and rocks, they all changed. The sky, though, was the most noticable. Whereas on the beach, the clouds had just started to push on the horizon, now they were starting to envelope them in the forest, making the bright morning turn to a dark, dark afternoon.
I hesitated to answer her question. I wanted so bad to say, but it was like a stopper was held in my throat, a catch not wanting to let go. I trotted a bit forward, barely an extended walk, until I was next to her. Maybe this would be easier if she was there, close? My shoulder touched hers, accidentally, as I slowed to a walk, matching her pace. The movement didn't go unmissed by her, I wouldn't think, yet I dismissed it, not wanting to bring something else up. We weren't moving slowly, yet it was definitely a leisurely pace. Speaking up barely louder than before I started, "The farm was not that bad, honestly. I..we..it was rather well kept, only the best for our dear king." I said this last with a bit of a sneer. I was proud, sure, to be born of such rare lines, pure blood, but at the same time I thought a good part of it was rediculous. "I...well, start with Egypt. My lines, their the kings. By that I mean...," here, I took a deep breath, bracing myself.."My farm, it was the human king of Egypts. I was the 'Prince' there, as they referred to me at times, their finest colt. It was so frustrating, you've no idea, being watched and guarded at all times by human and equine alike, having silly mares fawn over me any time I was near, being so...smothered" I practically growled the last word out, and was now shaking ever so slightly. It upset me still to think of how it was like before. "True," I continued,"it could have been worse but I'd rather have been ignored and free to do as I pleased than treated like a week-old for all my life. So...I left. The first time was a horrid disaster. After days out, if not weeks, I was found. How, I've no idea, but it was certainly nothing lovely once it happened. This is the second attempt...obviously, successful thus far."
I stopped there, calming myself. The words had come out in a flood after the stopper was gone. I wasn't exactly relieved to be telling her about myself but at the same time it wasn't so bad. I looked up at the sky, thinking back on what had happened, when the first drops of rain started to come down upon us.
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Post by Vel on Jul 12, 2008 23:09:43 GMT -5
Phantom listened to him as he spoke about his past.
So he lived in Egypt. I already got that when I first met him.
She listened on for a while longer.
Ah, his human companion was the king of his land. He had to be a very prized horse if his companion was the king of Egypt.
He then spoke about how he was of the purest, most valued lines in the land and probably the world. That was something he should be proud of. Phantom's grandfather had been from Az'aja's human companion's prize herd. She was only a bit of the purest blood.
I would hate to be like him, with others hounding me for attention. It would be even worse for a stag like him since most the herd members are vixens, and the stags in the herd would be jealous of him. It must have been hard to live like that. I mean on my farm I was a valued horse, but not that much. I had a few stags come over to me quite often and vixens be jealous of me, but it had to be a horrid exprience for him.
Az'aja then told of how he tried to escape but failed the first attempt on a new freedom.
At least he had gotten away the second time. I wonder if this type of land is what he had in mind of going to. Obviously he does not want to go some place with humans again.
She glanced to him as he stopped speaking and took a few deep breaths. This must have been harder for him than she thought. Her opticals shoot up to the sky as a few drops of cold liquid fell upon her ivory pelt. The rain had finally come, but they were just entering the small pine forest. The pines were far enough apart that they had a path to walk through with out getting scratched and scuffed up.
"Was it hard for you to leave Egypt and the ones you knew there?" |
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Post by ciiel on Jul 16, 2008 13:31:26 GMT -5
I didn't really want to catch her gaze, though I knew she had looked at me after I had spoken. The emotion there -yes, I ended up looking- was something I didb't quite recognize. Not so much disgust, as I thought it would be but something else...was that pity, or just concern? I'd spent all of my life so far watching others and their actions and reactions to this world but seeing frank emotions tended to catch me off guard.
At least she didn't try and completely change the subject..that had to be worth something, right? "It was difficult and yet very easy for me. I knew what I was leaving behind, the 'ultimate life of luxury', but to me that didn't really mean anything anyways. I think the physical escape was more difficult than the mental or emotional one. I do still wonder if I did the right thing, though, if thats what you are asking. I've...wondered if I will ever find a place thats right, or if I should have just stayed in my box stall and pasture to live out my days like the rest of my family, in honour. I don't think I'll ever actually know if it was the right move. But then again, isn't that how life works?"
I looked at her now, my proud neck, the result of centuries of careful breeding, raised and extended to look her straight in the eye. We were having to walk a bit closer now, the pines forming a kind of loose trail and going anything anyway other than one in front of the other, directly next to eachother, or far spread apart with trees in between was simply not an option. The rain continued to fall, easily reaching down to the forest floor- us. I wasn't so happy to be soaked again after having been completely dry for the first time in a long time but there really isn't so much one can do about rain. I tried to enjoy it, thus, listening to the birds and things scurry around in the trees, the rain falling softly on the needles, my pelt slowly getting heavier and heavier with water...perhaps that wasn't too enjoyable, but the rest I could enjoy well enough.
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Post by Vel on Jul 18, 2008 0:17:29 GMT -5
She listened as he spoke to her, answering her question. "I think you did the right thing." she muttered out. She was glad that she had left her life.
"You know, I had always attempted to escape, but I could never never manage to do so. I came here because of a ship wreck. Captain of the boat didn't know what the hell he was doing. I'm quite glad it happened."
She soon realised he had drifted closer to her. She dimissed this as something he had to do since the pathway was narrowing down quite a bit. She soon realized they had a long way to go still. Her chocolate optics glanced in his direction. He had his Arab neck arched proudly. She could do that, just not as well as he could.
"After you stay for a bit here you will be glad you left the humans, pampering and horse boxes." She stated. It was true for every horse that came here. It should be even more so for him since he was looking to get away from the humans anyways. She walked along quietly waiting for him to ask the questions.
ooc// muse died
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Post by ciiel on Jul 18, 2008 0:34:16 GMT -5
I smiled slightly at her reply. Even if I wasn't sure, at least having a friend to back thoughts up was good. And she is a friend, I think..yes, I do believe so.
A shipwreck? That must have been quite an ordeal. Its not as if ships just crash themselves into an island or anything like that. A wave of panic stole through me as I realised that if there was a boat, shipwrecked here...wouldn't that mean humans? "Did you..land here?" coldness was heard, I'm sure, through my voice, though I didn't ask directly what was concerning me. I was in no want of my as-of-so-far nice stay here to turn sour due to the presence of people, or the thought of them for that matter.
My muscles itched for a bit more of a run, funnily enough. It was nice, true, to speak of everything and just have it out in the air but at the same time a nice run..it always helps just to physically 'run away from things', even if those things were your own inanimate thoughts that followed closely.
"Dear, I think you'll find that I'm already quite glad to have left. I just have to wonder if it was right. Does that make any kind of sense?" I looked at her quizzically, hoping that worked out loud in words as it did in my brain. Like a murderer can be glad or proud of what they did, yet was it still right? Same thing, or so I thought. "By the way...do you have any idea of where we are going, or are we wandering around aimlessly? I want to know if I should be expecting anything or just enjoy it as it is" this last thought just came randomly to me as I realised, again, that I had no idea where we were. I didn't want to get up my hopes too high that she was taking me to her herd, that would be too much to wish or ask for, but at the same time I wanted to at least prepare my mind if it was just wandering.
ooc/no worries, lovely, I can manage on nothing ^_~
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Post by Vel on Jul 20, 2008 21:49:19 GMT -5
Her audits flicked sidewards as he asked if she landed here.
"Well, the ship did not exactly land here. The whole island is surrounded with jagged rocks making it impossible for any kind of watercraft to land here. My ship got jammed into the rocks during a storm. It went down and the horses that were on there with me jumped off. There were only five of us including me. Only three of us survived. Luna left once she got on the island, and the annoying Torchwood stayed with me. He is in my herd as well. The humans all died, and I'm glad. Thats all I have to say about that."
She continued to walk and think.
He probably wants to know if there are any humans on this island. I'll tell you that if there was a human on this bloody island, I would surely kill that human off. Never want to see their kind again. Disgusting creatures, humans are.
Her twin towers flicked around agian as Az'aja spoke to her. "Dear, I think you'll find that I'm already quite glad to have left. I just have to wonder if it was right. Does that make any kind of sense?" were the words spoken to her.
"Yes that does make sense." She responded to the question. You'd have to be pretty stupid not to understand that.
They walked a bit more when Az'aja asked if they were just wandering around aimlessly.
She half halted, but then continued on.
"Yes, I do know where we are going."
Oh yes me, not knowing where we are going. I always know where I am going or atleast what I am looking for. I told him about an hour ago that we are making the way to the land that I live in. Hopefully he jsu forgot what I told him.
She just shook her white head and threw it in the air, making her snow banner fall over to the other side of her slender Arab neck. |
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Post by ciiel on Jul 28, 2008 23:54:15 GMT -5
My mind checked over the information given as she said it- good, no humans left. As horrid as wars and massacres are, I would not be able to stay here with people staying here too. If that meant that things had to get messy, so be it. As it was, though, there would be no killing today, nothing here to murder, it seemed, except for the foliage underfoot and above.
I couldn't help but laugh quietly at the part about 'the annoying torchwood'. It reminded me for some reason of how an older sibling would talk about a younger sibling; perhaps there was something there? whatever it was, it would be figured out eventually, as Phantom had just said that she knew where we were going, sparking into my brain the fact that we were going to her current land.
"well, its good about the humans. Not being here, I mean. I believe that both of us have had our share of them. Luna...sounds as if she would be one of those mares that would run off and believe that the world is full of all happiness and rainbows, that it was a disaster for the humans to be gone. Or am I simply being judgemental?" again, I laughed, a light bell-like laugh. I wasn't foolish, naive, or ignorant enough to think that the world was perfect, but at the same time I tried to keep on top of it, even if it meant laughing at my own comments that aren't really funny at all.
I pranced ever so slightly along, both of us did for that matter, the arabian blood in us making each step, even the heaviest, seem as though we were just floating along. The urge came again to take to a jog, but I pulled myself down, going along with Phantoms speed. I didn't want to annoy her, the only equine I've come in contact with so far, especially with her seeming as nice as she is- far better than other reception parties I could have asked for or could have had.
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Post by Vel on Jul 31, 2008 22:44:04 GMT -5
Phantom mulled over her own thoughts just as Az'aja was doing.
I wonder if Fiana will be pleased with him. I know I am. He will make a wonderful addition to the herd. I bet he would make a good warrior too. I could always show him around for Fiana, if he ends up being a warrior. That also means that I would be in command of him during battle, since I hold the position of Lead Warrior. Only time and Fiana will tell. Mostly Fiana will tell.
She was pulled out of her thoughts as he began to speak. She listened and waited until he was done to reply.
"Yes, I am rather glad about the humans. I hate them."
She paused for a moment before speaking again.
"You are spot on about Luna. I never liked that one. Rather odd and hyper. I found her absolutley annoying, even worse than Torchwood." She looked to him as he let out a laugh. She returned her optics to the path in front of them. They quickened their pace to an almost prance like walk. Phantom was eager to break into a trot or jog. She looked to Az'aja and she broke into a western like jog. She moved a bit in front of him, indicating that he should to jog. Her hooves were light on the earth, making her have a nice bounce to her gait. Her neck was arched, her tail held hig and her head up. |
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Post by sibber-chow on Aug 5, 2008 2:40:06 GMT -5
Time was not in favor for the fae, for Fiana was in the area. The vixen had been scouting the terra for herd potentials herself, that was when she came across the familar scent of her lead warrior. Fiana had mind to just pass by the scent, afterall as Lead Warrior the mare was allowed to leave the lands regardless of the time. But, the scent of a stag greeted her, and he was in pressence of Phantom. Well, Fiana wouldn't have been doing her job if she didn't check out the situation.
Fiana had to make sure that her Lead Warrior was doing nothing more than talk with the stag. Afterall, this vixen could not take the chance on any mare being pregnant before herself, especially without her permission.
She was pleased with what she saw. The fae was merely soliciting with the stag dubbed Az'aja, possibly recruiting him for the herd, as Fiana had granted her permission to do. It pleased Fiana to have another stag amongst her herd; the more she had the more versatile the herd lines would prove to be.
Fiana gave a loud nicker, introducing herself into their situation... plus, she needed a better look at the new recruit. However, her most important reason for coming to Phantom's pressence was to tell her about the upcoming meeting in Terra de Rocas. It was an important meeting, in order to discuss ranks and things of that sort.
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Post by Vel on Aug 5, 2008 18:31:49 GMT -5
Phantom's ivory towers flicked at the sound of another equine's call. It was Fiana, her leader. Fea looked over to where she had heard the call. The stood the ebony lead mare. Phantom called back to her in a greeting. Would Fiana be pleased with Az'aja? She hoped so.
Phantom turned her dial to Az'aja and said "The ebony vix over there is the leader of my herd. Her calling is Fiana. Come with me to greet her." She nudged him on the shoulder to encourage him to go to Fiana. Phantom walked with him up to her.
" 'Ello Fiana. What brings you here today?" She did not mind her leader being here at all, she was just surprised to see her this far away from Terra de Rocas. |
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