The sun had risen over the clouds yet the white mare continued to stand in the same place she had been for hours beneath the shelter of one of the tall pines. Normally she would have already been up and about many hours earlier but not today. Today was just another day... another depressing dull day. Aeolus had gone off to play earlier that afternoon so she remained alone with her thoughts and the feeling she would never get out of this tailspin. It had been four weeks to this date that Levex had gone missing and still there was no sign of him. She had searched day in and day out frantically trying to locate her colt but she had failed. With Aeolus still at her side she tried to be strong for his sake but the reality still ate away at her tearing her apart. He was still too young to be on his own and without someone to protect him from danger and keep him warm at night. Her twins were her life and without them both here with her it was extremely hard to concentrate on anything else. This was her fault... she didn't know how but it was all her fault.

When time came for the regular herd meeting she literally had to drag herself out forcing herself to attend so she wouldn't dive into a life of solitude and loneliness once more. Stopping to get some water along the way she tried to not look at herself and at what she had become. The entirety of weight she had gained through her pregnancy had been lost some time ago and with the stress of the last month she was beginning to see her ribs once more. Sighing in disgust she turned away to join the rest of the herd at this meeting to see what all had been going on in the last month or so.

Arriving late she chose to stick towards the back instead of up near the front like she normally would have done so that she could listen in and not disrupt the rest of them. Kahlua's joyous tone helped to draw her into what was being said but the horrors that had been going on did not sound good to her. Had Levex's disappearance been associated with any of this? Had something taken him? Anger flared up in her chest at the very thought awakening her heart once more. If anyone had taken him she would hunt them down and make them pay for the pain and suffering they had caused. That much was a promise. Containing her anger before she caused something to burst into flames she lifted her head to look around at all those who had shown up. How many others had witnessed these horrible events? Should she say something or was she making something out of nothing? Please help her make sense of all of this she prayed silently to the gods. Let her help to end this once and for all.


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