Another day, another dawn. Des had bedded down in the long grasses of the meadow sometime around dusk. He had been surprised to see so few here - he knew there were herdlands, hell, he'd been to one of them - but surely there were outcasts? It couldn't be that they all 'belonged' somewhere, could it? With a snort, he had thought no, but that still didn't answer the question of just where everyone was.
The night passed quickly and without incident, and Des found that he was relatively comfortable. The temperature didn't drop much, so it was fairly warm the whole evening through, but he'd had worse. He'd take a little heat over the sleepless nights of the battlefield any day. Mayhap those days were over - everything seemed...a-okay in Helovia.
Well. That wasn't completely true. The Edge had built that great big wall, now hadn't they? And he heard tell that someplace called the 'Dragon's Throat' also had a wall of their own. Now why was there so much construction goin' on, when everything seemed so peaceful? As dawn broke across the sky, Des decided that today he would try and find out.
With a grunt, the soldier stood up, shaking dust and foliage from his dappled coat. He was still rather dusty, but he didn't care much. A shiver went down his spine, causing the thick black hair that ranged from his withers to his tail, to twitch. Casually, he made his way towards a stream, where he could see another stallion drinking. As he neared, Des informally dipped his head in greeting, mumbling, "Mornin' " as he too plunged his muzzle into the waters.
After he had his fill, Des raised his head, droplets of water still glistening on his tan lips. Unconsciously, he dipped his left shoulder slightly as he often did, to try and encourage his mane to hide the brand that covered a large portion of his shoulder. He didn't even think about it anymore, and likely could stop doing it all together. We was fair enough away, that folks 'round here probably wouldn't know what the brand meant. Still, you know what they say about old habits..
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