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07-02-2017, 09:10 AM
Against the icy pallor of her nose his body felt hot, scorching like black rock on a sun-baked plain. People always did, but though Erthë usually found this stifling and uncomfortable, she did not withdraw again as she usually did. It was comforting to feel the life pulsate within the big stallion, reassuring somehow as if her burdens of worry was eased by his mere presence. She was grateful when he let the anger fade; she wasn't in a mood to argue this time, would much rather talk about more pleasant things or even just stand around and merely enjoy not being alone.
Happy topics were hard to come by these days, however. Erthë sighed at the implication that Volterra was king no more, and as she replied she made to press her face closer to his broad neck - whether to comfort or be comforted herself was hard to say.
"I heard rumors" she said, "but I was not very surprised. The rank suits you, my friend... I am sure that once all of this madness is over with the crown will rest upon your brow again."
Though whether that was a burden he wished to keep she did not know.
"I've been well" she continued. Sensing his unease and guessing what might be on his mind from how he trailed off, Erthë gave the man a faint reassuring smile. "More than well, actually; the Goddess honored me by healing my old injuries not long after we sparred. I cannot remember feeling this whole and happy since... actually I can't recall ever feeling this good! I celebrated with a trip to do some exploration... it was only recently that I came back to these parts."
Only to find her homeland teetering on the brink of chaos and a black cloud of foreboding looming over the heads of all she held dear. It made the little mare wish that she had never left, though what she could possibly have done to change anything she couldn't say.
"I'm glad to be home again... all things considered" she said, with a frown.
Big girls cry when their hearts are breaking
@Volterra - sorry, lost the first post I wrote and had to rewrite everything :| have the abbreviated and slightly less bold version.
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