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11-08-2016, 03:40 AM
It didn't take long for someone to show up, thank the Moon on high. The knots that had begun to form in Erthë's shoulders dissolved with the emergence of the black-and-white mare, a smile of relief greeting the healer with as much feeling as the return bump of noses.
"Lyanna! That was fast, thank you. I'm really not good at this" she mumbled hastily to her friend, and then stepped back to let the teal-rimmed mare take over. Apparently she knew the mute stranger, and that caused another set of knots to resolve themselves; if Lyanna had invited this person then everything should be alright. Good thing she hadn't turned them away - that could have gotten ugly.
"That's good then" she replied after the mender had explained the situation, stretching her wings as she fell in on the opposite side of her herd-mate. "I wasn't sure what to do when she couldn't answer; I know the leads accept pretty much anyone who asks to stay, but..."
She shrugged. It was no secret that she thought the careless acceptance of strangers into their midst to be reckless and stupid. If Erthë were to decide she'd be more selective, inquire further into the past and the intentions of these newcomers, maybe even put them on probation for a while before they became fully accepted members of the herd. Instead they absorbed individuals indiscriminately, handing out ranks of authority like they were candy and trusting without question, not even pausing to consider whether a person would be good for the herd or not.
It was a beautiful ideal, that everyone should be welcome, but the girl couldn't help but think it naive, possibly even dangerous.
Still... she rather envied Lyanna her ability to wholeheartedly embrace the newcomer like she did. To be so open and warm to someone who didn't even have a name was incredible, and the way she so naturally considered the needs of the wordless while still keeping up a conversation... The cygnet shook her head in quiet admiration, wondering to herself where she had gone wrong, to become so cynical.
ERTHË
I’m a princess cut from marble, smoother than a storm
@Lyanna
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