As We Start New {River + Shadow}

[Vel]

Lassan made his way back to where he had left River and the foal. He wondered if River had figured out a name for the little roan filly. She was a beauty, both of them were. He trotted back through the woods flicking his ebony banner at flies as he moved along. I wouldn't be long until he reached River and her, no their foal. He slowed as he came closer to the waterfall and stream. He let out a whinny to let river know tat it was him and not something that she and the filly should run from.

He walked out to the grass that was just before the sandy bank of the river. He looked around an let out another loud whinny. He stopped and listened waiting for River's return call.

[wildbrumby]

While her stallion was away, River had moved along the river bank, aiming for a large grassy flat just off the river's course. She was there now, round the bend of the river and away from it again. You could see the flat from the river, it was large with a few rises in the land. River, not usually the domination type, stood utop one of these rises now. She had been grazing on lower land, but hearing her stallion's call, had moved to the top of one.
The roan stood there now, her foal beside her. Both roans were looking upstream towards Lassan, though they could'nt see him yet. River neighed loudly, calling him to her. Shadow beside her attempted to copy the neigh, though it was as loud anda little strange. River smiled and nuzzled her foal gently. "He will come soon".

[Vel]

He then heard the sound of River's return call. He smiled as he heard Shadow try and copy the melody. He broke into a trot and began towards the river. He saw her and the little blue filly on one of the rises on the flat. He broke into a canter and slowed when he got closer to the pair. He trotted up to River and stopped. He looked to her and then to the filly. "She's lovely." He nuzzled River for a minute and then turned his attention to the little foal. Did she know that this was her father? "Hello, little one." he said bringing his muzzle to hers. She was so small, yet she was a bigger foal.

ooc/ muse kind of died

[wildbrumby]

River's heart flew as her stallion came into site. He was handsome. Better than the last. Tossing her boxy head, the mare nuzzled him in return. Though somewhere she wondered about the other mare. It worried her.

Shadow was less happy to see him. He was still a rather large black strange to her. Her mother seemed to like him. Alot. So maybe he wasn't all that bad. But still. He was big. When he said hello, his voice seemed to block out the rest of the sounds. Flicking her ears slightly, Shadow gathered her courage and stood her ground, though the urge to bolt behind her mother was quite large. Since her mum has done it, Shadow touched her noze lightly to the large black maw before her. Feeling the touch she quivered for a moment before fear broke out and she ducked under the white belly for shelter. River chuckled and twisted her neck toward the filly.
"Come now little one, he is your father. There is no need to fear him." River said gently and side stepped, removing the shelter she created. She wasn't sure how to explain to the filly that Lassan was her father. This was her first foal, she wasn't sure what the little one knew.

River sighed and looked toward her stag. She wished that he'd stop with those other mares. SHE was his mate, SHE had his first foal.

"You don't love that other mare more then me, do you, Lassan? I heard she is pregnat..by you."

There was a worried shake in her voice, tears choked back. She was scared he did.


ooc: sorry to have taken so long to reply.