"Dragon!" "Dragon!"

The fox duo echoed in his head, but Sacre’s gaze never left that of Nymeria’s as she shifted her own to his friends at either side. He had seen dragons before, some were white, some were green and some were smaller than others. Sacre found the mare in front of him much more interesting than whatever travelled with her. He hadn’t looked to see exactly where the reptile was, but he trusted the nervous chattering in his head to be a good indicator she did indeed share her mind with a companion, just like he did. She has already captured his curiosity, despite how he had changed in many subtle ways; Sacre had not lost his incredible ability to be intrusively nosy.  The sharp blue of his eyes never leaves her face, her gaze, he wasn’t interested in her graceful body (though he could appreciate it) but, instead, he was more concerned with the girl inside; the girl that exhibited such an alluring exterior to present so grandly to the world.

He bore her examination, wondering what he looked like in her minds eye and if he was somehow disappointing or just average. Sacre was thin, sturdily built with a delicate face; he wasn’t thick with muscle or pretty like fairy tale prince, instead, he was more like a slightly attractive nerd. Roux was much more handsome, Mesec was a half God and even Aviya had been beautiful. Sacre had always thought he’d got the meagre end of the gene pool and that the splashes of red made him look more daunting than dishy.

Stifling a sigh, Sacre brought himself back from the soul-destroying tangent his mind had taken off on and came tumbling down to the present. At least Nymeria understood the bigger meaning behind his words, or it appeared that way anyway, unless she really didn’t know her own way back home. Which would be slightly concerning as Sacre didn’t know where the Hidden Falls was either. “I would like to find it” he breathed, his voice only just higher than a whisper.

However, he was transfixed by this girl who walked like the entire world was beneath her feet, seething and unshakeable, all he could see were her baiting red eyes and stark skull face. Nerves crept up into his chest, but he remained where he was and bore her gaze with his own, friendly smile. His tail flicked as she whispered the final word and Sacre stared at her, captured in this oddly alluring stand off; oh yes he thought in a heartbeat, take me with you.

Before he could utter the words that would bind them to the road together and be carted off to the Hidden Falls with the tempting Nymeria, he was brought up short by the scent of another and Inari’s sudden recognition.

"Mauja!" "Mauja?"

The vulpines echoed again.

Regretfully Sacre pulled his gaze away from the captivating mare and to that of a familiar spotted stallion.

Caves, wraiths, blood… Darkness.

They had met at a desperate time in history, but Sacre still remembered him and his frost-covered horn. In the snow, Sacre thought he looked more like a sad ghost lingering in the woods, in fact, even the last they met he had been covered in wounds. However, his eyes drifted to the brown leather bag strapped to his side and he felt another part of his heart chip away for his broken family. The fact this unicorn wore them meant his father surely never had any intention of returning. He had taken his hellion dog and fled in search of… An end.

Sacre had heard of Mauja, however, not only met him, his father had known him, but the red stained son hadn’t yet heard all the story; only bits and pieces. Enough to know that they were friends and the mad Doctor still considered them as such. Before he had left his father to return to Helovia he remembered him saying “be careful of that idiot Queen”, alluding to Mauja with a fondness.

“Mauja” Sacre greeted the older unicorn with a slight smile; his heart was too full of memories for anything more flamboyant like he had been only a few months ago. Perhaps it would return to him in time. “What brings you here?” he asks, curiously.

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Ahhhh sorry for the delay! I'm back from travelling, so posts should be back to normal :D
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