Never before had the dappled stallion seen his mate in such a state, her anger was without bounds and no one was safe from her rage. Listening to her words he was not sure how to react or what to do, this was the first that he had heard of anything such as crazies in their herd. Why wasn't Ilios safe here? Had something happened that he was unaware of? Emotions plagued him to the point of utter confusion, which way was up, what had caused this view of the herd he had seen as family. All he wanted was for everyone to be happy and he had thought that they were, little did he know the exact opposite was what was really felt. He had been within the falls for a long period of time and never had he felt threatened or in danger, this was beyond his knowledge completely.

Kiara listened feeling her bonded's confusion grow with each word, she too was not following what was happening with the painted mare. The flames trailing along her back crackled and snapped with her anger but then another sound caught her ear, a growl? Blinking her eyes pulled away from the pair scanning the darkness as again the low growl sounded, something else was here with them. Jumping to her feet immediately her hair stood on end as a threatening growl left her own body, glancing back to her stallion she stayed put not knowing whether to investigate or wait for his permission. She wanted to help but she couldn't leave the youngling or else she might get in trouble.

As the grey reached his muzzle forward without hesitation he was greeted with bared teeth and hostility, shrinking back in confusion his ears splayed to the side of his skull. Never had he felt rejection such as this, had he done something wrong? In the back of his mind he felt Kiara but his own emotion blocked her out as he tried to deal with what was happening. Tears replaced the anger moments later but where he would normally step in to comfort his love he hesitated, was he the cause of these tears? "You will be nothing but destruction, care nothing for the likes of them, you are my son deal with it be who you were meant to be for if you don't the darkness will find you." His fathers words lashed into his mind chilling him to the bone. He felt the blood drain from his face as the shock knocked him hard, no... this couldn't be.

" If you want to leave.. I cannot stop you.." His voice was barely audible over the beating of his heart, the broken pieces splintering off only to bury themselves deep into the walls of his chest. " Please don't go.." These last words were barely as whisper as his voice failed him.



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