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05-25-2016, 01:15 PM
He didn't ignore her, nor did he turn and leave in disgust. That was a good sign, right? Something in the air between them was changing, transforming. A tension releasing, or at least shifting focus. Whatever the case, Erthë found it was easier to breathe now, as though the stillness was not quite as dense, not quite so sticky as it tried to leave and enter her lungs. But perhaps that was just her imagination - gods knew she had a lively one! The filly peered thoughtfully into the swirling fog as she recalled what Arah had told them, compacting and summarizing in her mind so that she could provide Mauja with a general idea. "Well... she told us that the leaders Kahlua and Kaj and Archibald invaded the Hidden Falls because they no longer wanted to live here in the Edge, that someone called Midas had been kidnapped and Lord Thranduil had taken his place... There was a battle, the Falls lost and new leaders were chosen for the Edge." Returning her gaze to the spotted unicorn, Erthë watched him intently as she spoke, feet shifting on the damp rock to accommodate her smarting legs. "But she didn't say anything about why they weren't happy here or why they lived here to begin with, nothing of what was before, and none of what happened after. I think there was much detail she left out because there were children there," said the yearling foal, with a tone that made her sound far older than she really was, "but... I don't know, there are just too many holes in it, too much that I don't know! " On her slender shoulders, feathers ruffled in open frustration. Her curiosity, her greedy craving for knowledge was nearly palpable as she stared at the seasoned man, silently pressing him to fill in her blanks. Maybe he couldn't tell her everything, but at this point it felt as though any crumb, any sliver of information would be better than none. "When did you come to the Edge?" Erthë asked, with a tilt of her head. "Or were you born here?" to the sound of a drum |
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