Jahzara

The golden princess had been shivering in the cold, but was dutifully wandering through the Edge’s borders as though she was on the patrol herself. Certainly it wasn’t required of her to make such patrols, Jahzara felt it necessary given recent events to take it upon herself to make sure nothing else strange was going on. Everyone was on edge, for good reason, and with her newly appointed status she did not want to fail any of them. The Arabian cross found it her responsibility to make sure none of the Edge herd went missing, and though she had yet to personality meet everyone, she had managed to break off a piece of her heart for every single herd mate. All of them held her love deep in their hearts without a single sign of acknowledgement, and she was okay with that. They were her family now, and that didn’t necessarily mean they all had to like her, but in her eyes it meant that they were all to be loved.

Every few paces, Lily would pop up playfully in the snow. Only Jahzara could see the disturbance of the fallen fluff, to anyone else the frozen water was as pristine as ever. ’Whatcha doing Jay?’ The lilac pony asked with a bounce, either oblivious to the increase of dangers lately or choosing to ignore them to keep the mood like. ”Patrolling, Lily.” The mare responded calmly, but her response wasn’t good enough for her imaginary friend. ’Er, isn’t that the protectors jobs?’ At the question, a smile graced the golden’s lips with a light-hearted giggle. ” Well, yeah…But it can’t hurt for me to keep an eye out too. As a Specter it’s my job to make sure the herd is safe as well.” It was clear by the pony’s expression that she was still confused, but with a roll of her shoulders she shrugged it off, not wanting to get a lesson on hierarchy responsibilities at the moment. Instead, something else caught her attention. ’What is that?!’

A small, crimson dragon was quickly approaching them. Jahzara recognized the creature vaguely, she recalled seeing the dragon before with another mare at the herd meeting. A fellow appaloosa…What was her name? She knew she had heard it from someone before…Oh! Nayati! That was it! ”It’s Nayati’s dragon…” The golden murmured quietly to Lily, watching as he lowered to her and began to gently tug at her mane. Auds pricked to the urgent tone of his strange calls, and immediately she began to redirect her course. ” Okay, okay…Lead the way.” Jahzara whispered calmly to the dragon, trotting along behind with while beginning to wonder what it was that he wanted her for.

When she reached the place of meetings, she was surprised to see the small group standing together. Nayati reminded Jahzara of herself, and the golden offered her a friendly smile as she stood next to her. Quickly, Jahzara dipped her muzzle to Kahlua, and again to the peteite Resplendence. She definitely recognized the little mare from the meeting, remembering her hiding in the shadows, her shame in herself obvious. Once again, Jahzara’s heart ached for the mare. Was she feeling better? She certainly hoped so. As Nayati began to speak, Jahzara’s auds flicked back cautiously at the mention of the murder. This was dangerous ground they were walking on, how could they possibly solve a murder? Even Jahzara knew they were some of the least likely group to have formed together in an attempt to such a task. But…’I know we may not be much alone...but together, surely we can do some good?’ She had a very valid point.

’This could be your calling Jay, after all you are one of the new Specters! It does fit your job description, after all.’ Lily whispered to her as Jahzara visualized her standing to her left, close to her legs. Yes, it certainly was. This was all part of protecting the herd, and certainly the mares that stood before her were the most light-hearted mares she had ever met. If anyone was able to fight the darkness, would it not be those that could shine with the most light. “I agree. Together, we can do it. The darkness can’t stand a chance against our light!” Sure, her enthusiasm was a bit naïve and was like that of a child, but at least she was showing interest, right?


"Talking"

Specter

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