Laughter rang clearly from Ampere was Tae retaliated with her own water, and though it paled enough that Ampere would barely have had to turn her head, she feigned a greater conquest and shielded herself in defeat behind her larger wings. When the chaos subsided and Ampere was left to float in the water's grip, her laughter dimmed into a bright and proud smile as she overlooked her growing daughter. Yes, she thought with a stronger affirmation, she has some of me.

Still, there was something decidedly not Ampere in both her daughters, something that came out now in the way Tae spoke of grandeur. It made the mare pause, and inwardly even bristle somewhat, for who was this small child to already hold such great dreams? In her own youth Ampere had certainly been bold and reckless and arrogant, but her pride had been in her (poor) talents as an untrained warrior, as a mighty explorer, not visions of infamy and leadership. Then again perhaps her birth into a nomad's herd played a part in that - grown up here, would she have chased after crowns and bonds so readily? The notion made her shudder with a certain apprehension; a cold realization that maybe she would have, so rapidly she pushed it away. Thankfully Tae preoccupied her with grooming, and happily Ampere set about running her teeth gently along the girl's spine, humming a gentle tune as she worked the dirt and debris from her downy foal fluff.

At Tae's question Ampere paused briefly, drawing away slightly if only to cup some water in her wing and run it down the filly's spine. "An old tale," she began with a smiling murmur, her song faded into summons of old memories. "Back when the world was new, when the gods were nearly foals themselves, there was a great and mighty dragon. Mnementh, the Fierce, had earned his name well. His teeth were terrible, his claws terrifying, and his breath, so intense the Sun was said to be jealous." Ampere smirked, leaning back from her efforts on her daughter's bath to enjoy the tale as her expressions retold it. "Mnementh came to know of his greatness over time, and with the swelling of his lands so too grew his pride. Eventually he wondered why he bowed his head to the sun, when surely he was just as great, if not better? So Mnementh got the idea that he should be a god, and so he flew and he flew and he flew, trying to break his way into the heavens." Water drying n her mane caused Ampere to shake it before continuing. By now Kygo had stilled as well and was raptly listening.

"Before he could reach it, if ever he even could, the Sun God came down to meet him. They clashed in a battle so mighty that it was all the other three gods could do to keep the rest of the world intact. It raged on for many days, for Mnementh was an impressive beast, but it was not enough. It is said that because the Sun fought with the strength of his family behind him that he arose victorious, while others say the Sun was always stronger, alone or not - you can decide little one, but the end is the same."

"Mnementh fell back to the ground below. Defeated, he could do little more but lay in the dirt before the Sun. Yet the Sun is not a cruel god, and though he bested the beast and was glad to put that arrogance to rest, he was fond of the tenacity Mnementh had displayed. So the Sun struck the dragon a deal." Here Ampere's eyes gleamed with mischief. "The dragons body was kept in the earth. His scales became the sand, turned red with the blood of the battle and his heart. His breath warms the land for all eternity, such was its heat. His eyes make the oasis, and his teeth and claws the much more treacherous sea around us. As for his soul... well the Sun lifted that into the heavens after all, which is why a certain cluster of stars looks like a dragon at night." Ampere finished, her nose reaching out to tease a warm breath at Tae's skin. Perhaps she thought the stars belonged to the Moon and not the Sun, but that was a different tale to tell.

"So, what will you be known for my love? What will make everyone remember your name. What will they call you in place of Tae, hmm little ghost?" Tae's earlier comment had not left her, and though she frowned upon the ease with which Tae had said it, she was curious too. Confidence was something she would never want her girls to go without, but she noticed they could both due for some modesty too.