Destrier

Let's conspire to ignite
All the souls that would die just to feel alive

With the sun setting at our backs, the plan forged between Basin and Edge was beginning to unfold. Words of an invasion had come quickly and unexpectantly, but at the command of our King and Queen, I forthwith their wishes.

As Archibald led our forces into the Falls, I kept to the right and back from him and his compatriots, walking quietly as heavy feet could allow amongst my brothers and sisters. The winged, pale-eyed Pegasus I knew only from meetings; Resplendence, our beloved Moon Doctor whom I could only imagine how very much she disapproved of the violence about to ensue, and whom I prayed would be untouched throughout it all; Romani, the golden lady that sent my heart aflutter and that was very much capable of handling her own despite her stature; and then there was Kaj, the giant of a King, my brother who I still thought so dearly of, that I wished to apologize and explain myself to... Hopefully I could get my chance sooner than later, after all was said and done.

Flashing before my eyes came an image of our blackened King coming to a halt ahead, garnering my feet to do the same. Suli had made perch in the cover of the trees as we awaited the signal to make our move, and with baited breath I watched as the members of the Falls herd approached one by one to see their false Czar and the equally false offers brought before them. As we waited, my attention drifted briefly to that of Romani who I stood beside, and reaching out, I pressed my nose into her neck. A simple show of encouragement to my fellow warrior, a promise that we would be the victors, perhaps something more as my heart would say... But then it came.

The slightest adjustment followed by the sudden charge of the Dauntless; the time to fight was now, and I would not let my family nor my allies down a single time more.

Charging forth, feathered feet carried my bulk through the trees and into view with the rest and I search at once for an opponent. The first to catch my eye is a pale mare with a similar build to my own, perhaps a bit heavier than myself and less lithe. What little agility I had might come to aid me in this fight, as would years of experience, though I would need to be wary of her strength should she manage to get a good hit in.

Suli came swooping down silently from the skies before me, blowing a jet of flame between myself and DECEMBER with the intentions not only to burn, but to distract and momentarily blind the mare as I made a move of my own. Shifting my weight to the right as I charged head-on, so that I may be to DECEMBER'S left, I aimed a swift kick at the mare's barrel in passing before slowing myself enough to get turned back around, intending to face DECEMBER and ready myself to either attack or defend.

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Word Count - 518

-- Flanks Archibald to the right along with Kaj, Murdock, Romani and Resplendence

-- Suli is up ahead and watching Archibald and the rest from the cover of the trees

-- Destrier charges forward and picks DECEMBER as his opponent, comes at her head-on

-- Suli flies down and past Destrier, blowing a flame between him and DECEMBER in an attempt to burn/distract/momentarily blind DECEMBER

-- Destrier shifts right to come to DECEMBER's left, kicks out at her barrel

-- Destrier comes to a halt and turns in preparation to attack or defend if not stopped beforehand

@[December]

"Talk talk talk"