The battle for the edge was one that Kou had watched from the sidelines, her newborn daughter close by her side. She watched as their warriors had begun to fall one by one. She watched as Mauja fought, set aflame by the equines that had come to take their home from them, aided by unicorns from the edge and pegasi from the throat. She kept waiting, hoping that d'Artagnan would come bursting through the trees. The Edge needed his magic to heal them because she could do nothing. What magic did she have to heal quickly? The only thing she knew as of poultices but how could one fight and keep the poultice where it was supposed to be?

When the battle ended she turned and left, leading her newborn daughter away from the scene of the battle, out to the very outskirts of the forest. They had lost their home, but it would not be the end of them. She had waited on the outskirts for Mauja, saying nothing when he finally emerged from the trees. She followed behind him as he led them away. Where to, she had no idea. She did not care, really. Somehow the loss of her home paled greatly in comparison to the abduction of her lover.

Head lifted and ears tilted forward when Mauja suddenly cried out to his followers. With Aviya tucked protectively by her side Kou walked toward him. She had not helped in the battle, had not been able to. What mother would sacrifice her newborn's safety and very life to fight? That was not who d take a stroll right off the cliff.

Another mare approached, one Kou recognized from the battle. Her question made the mare roll her eyes. Fight until they died? Was she not aware just how very close some of them were to dying? "You would prefer to die?" She asked, eyes narrowed slightly. "Why? Why when we can regroup and hit them where it hurts? They have taken our home but have they broken our spirit?" No, she didn't think they had. "We will break them. Their bodies and their spirits. We will ruin them. Let them sit comfortably and revel in their glory. It will only make breaking them so much sweeter."

Her gaze lingered on Alan for a few moments before she looked at Mauja. "I apologize for not joining you on the battlefield, but you're aware of my situation." She said with a slight motion to the foal nestled against her side.