a bittersweet heartache [birthing, open]

a bittersweet heartache [birthing, open]

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Stallion :: Pegasus :: 15.3hh :: 6 years Buff: NOVICE

Sabel :: Iberian Lynx :: Stormcall bry

02-09-2013, 12:40 AM

N o t e

The air was thick and hot in the Tallsun season. It was not particularly a time Note enjoyed, in fact, he hated Tallsun. He found himself wandering in the Steppe nowadays, looking for some evidence that cold air still existed, though today...today was different. He felt drawn to the oasis of the Throat, but he was not sure why.

Note had traveled on foot, he would've flown, but who would risk a canter in this heat? It was not something he could do at this point, already his muscles were slick with sweat. He looked handsome and gleaming as the sun caught his dusty coat, but his face was much like stone. Emotionless.

Everything appeared normal as Note trudged through the desert, but felt that something was off. He sighed, lifting his gaze from his hooves to see a slender, but compact, ivory coated figure in the distance accompanied by a buckskin. He would recognize Sohalia anywhere, and this was her, but she was so much thinner than when he had last seen her.

The foal. It must've came.

Note broke into a full on gallop, his long legs covering a great amount of land in quick strides. He had never ran so fast, then again, he never had a reason to. He had been unknowing of his own speed his entire life, but realized it was all thanks to his thoroughbred mother. She had often left Note behind when they went on playful runs, though she didn't mean to.

There were two lumps on the ground - one with a white coat even more white than Sohalia's, and the other a blend of her mother and father's coats, a light cream color. They were no doubt his children, but the white one wasn't moving like it's stirring sister. Realization gripped his heart like an icy cold hand, crushing it slowly and painfully.

Note slowed his gait as he approached the mares, looking from hurt Sohalia to their children then to the buckskin he had never met in pure confusion and hurt. "Soh..." His voice trailed off as he slowly approached his mate. He was breathless and panting from the run, only managing to say that much. His eyes reflected the true anguish he felt inside for his family, now reduced by one.