The moon was high overhead, the coolness of Orangemoon made the Edge even colder. In a cave all alone, the red roan appaloosa slept peacefully for the first time in a long time. No nightmares of what had happened to both herself and her mother, no horrid dreams about how the herd would treat her once the child was born. In fact her dreams were sweet for the first time in a long time. She dreamed of being fully accepted as a mother in the herd, her child be colt or filly bonding with herself and others in a way she never got the chance to. She ever found someone to care for, as in her dreams Breeze had returned. Not only that, but she had a sweet little panther by her side to protect her when Breeze was not around.

But as fate so often had, it had other plans for her night. Strong gripping pain ripped through the red roan, dragging her away from dreamland and kicking and screaming back into reality. The reality was, the child of the bastard was ready to come out. If she thought she had been in pain then, now it was one hundred times worse. How had Mirage and so many other mares withstood such pain? Fearfully the fem screamed into the night, not caring now who found her. She could hope for one she trusted, but as this was her first born Kiara had not a clue what she was doing. Instinct was not taking over as she was to fearful of the pain. She pushed whenever she wasn't in pain, and screamed when she was. Keiran yowled softly, worried about his new bonded. He paced back and forth, nuzzling her neck and face from time to time. He was the only male she truly trusted in a moment like this, even if she wished for another to be around to sooth her.... Why couldn't she have a baby out of love?

Ready or not however she was bringing a new life into the world here and now. Keiran's gentle nuzzles had gotten Kiara to breathe and relax just enough to push when her body rippled with pain. It took while once she was calm enough for instinct to kick in. But at long last a beautiful baby boy was pushed into the world. At first the roan dared not look at her newborn. Her bonded cub sat at her face just licking her face. Finally she got enough courage to lean up and look at her child. What she saw was a mixture of disgust and love. He was bay leopard appaloosa with minimal spots and dark points. His face had a black blaze where her own had a white one. His eyes were a hauntingly light brown. Parts of him reminded her or the father, but at the same time he looked like her as well. Slowly she stood up, her legs shaking. Gently she nosed the child, followed by Keiran moving in and licking the colt clean.


"Sed interdum rutrum urna, sed pellentesque sapien tempor in."