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11-02-2014, 07:22 PM
 It was not something that Evangeline had not heard before, but it was a concept that she had not thought about since she had ruled the Woodlands with Roanne at her side. When they worked together they had been a force to be reckoned with, nearly unstopable in their goal of providing a safe haven for those escaping persecution of other herds. She had been nieve, then, thinking that nothing would ever come between herself and Roanne. She had been wrong, had lived and learned, and found herself thinking that Kaj might end up being as dear to her as Roanne had been. Part of her rebelled against the idea because Roanne had allowed his judgement to be clouded by a single mare and because of that their partnership and friendship had suffered. In the end she had been angry with him more often than not. The other part of her knew that she needed friends despite her hesitance. "We do." She agreed, her voice quiet. Maybe her earlier thinking was wrong. Maybe she could be friends with Kaj. But nothing more. Anything more than friendship would only hurt her, him, and Kahlua and she did not want to be the source of their pain. Her heart felt like it shuddered in the cavern of her chest and butterflies errupted in her stomach as Kaj whispered in her ear then pressed his muzzle against the tender spot below it. She could not suppress the shiver that rippled through her body and it frustrated her that she could not control her emotional state or her bodily reactions. It was only a matter of time before Kaj realized that it was him that was making her shiver and shudder. What would he think? Would he suspect that she had told him it sounded like he didn't love Kahlua because she didn't want them together? That couldn't be farther from the truth.... could it? No, she wasn't underhanded and untrustworthy. She spoke honestly because she believed that he deserved an equal chance at happiness even if that happiness wasn't with Kahlua. Or herself. Stop. "I would be honored to meet one you deign a friend." Kaj's voice was a welcome interruption to her own thoughts and because of that Evangeline breathed a sigh of relief. "Roanne was my first friend." She murmured. She had been nearly two years old when she'd found him in the Isilme equivalent of the Threshold. Had she really been so pathetic that it had taken her that long to make a friend? "I didn't have many friends growing up." She voiced her thoughts. "He was very precious to me even if we didn't get along all of the time. I hoped to find him here, but its been so long since we escaped Isilme..." Maybe he died there fighting the shades so they could escape. The thought was like a knife twisting in her side because she knew it was a very real possibility. Eva glanced up at Kaj when he asked if she would like to learn his language to converse privately. "I don't believe inspiring jealousy within your herd is wise." She knew he was only joking but the possibility was very real. The last thing she wanted was to be singled out for speaking in another language with Kaj. The paranoid part of herself was already wondering when the herd would begin to talk about how much time the two of them spent together. "But I would like to learn your language, if only so I don't have to ask for translations everytime you speak it." "." |
