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04-14-2015, 09:05 PM
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The dove had never dreamed of bearing so many children; she had thought even less so of the possibility of carrying twins. Yet most of her children had been just that - one of a pair, forever tied to a sibling in more than the usual way. Seven children she had borne and six of them were one of a set. She wondered vaguely what it was like, to have such a bond. Surely it was less than that of a mare and her companion; and yet it was more than that of siblings separated by years. As she cleaned the pair, her tongue rasping gently over first one babe, then the other, she pondered. The colt was dark, but not for long. The angel gasped in awe as his skin melted slowly away, revealing the long sinew of muscle. It was but a moment before this, too, faded away, and she watched, breathless, frightened but entranced, as his little heart beat frantically and his lungs swelled with each breath - and then the organs were gone, leaving nothing but bones glowing in the starlight. "Gods preserve me," she breathed, pressing her muzzle against her son's invisible flesh. He was very much alive, but this magic was unlike any she had ever seen. "Dearest Hawke," she christened him. Later, she would guess that it stemmed from her own ability to commune with the dead, but for now, she merely shuddered and turned her attention to her newest daughter. The filly was everything her brother was not, bringing life to heel even as a newborn as flowers and grass blossomed beside her. She was the first of the dove's children to share her mother's petite build, and though she mimicked her father in color, the Transcended realized that there was just as much of her in their daughter as there was Gaucho. Her eyes, vivid blue and green, were almost a perfect match to the angel's. "Beautiful Aelin," the dove murmured. The pair struggled haphazardly to their feet, bringing a sweet smile to their mother's face. This had been the easiest birth by far, and the healthiest babes; suddenly she regretted her solitude, wishing nothing more than for Gaucho to arrive, as he always did, to praise the newest additions to their family. "Talk talk talk." @[Gaucho] - If you want to join. <3 @[Hawke] |
| Sohalia Don't wanna leave this life knowing I barely tried... |
