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Bucephalus the Morningstar Posts: 292
Hidden Account atk: 7 | def: 9.5 | dam: 4
Stallion :: Pegasus :: 16.1 :: 6 || Tallsun HP: 67 | Buff: NOVICE
Azeeza :: Orange-breasted Falcon :: None Tribs
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Bucephalus was in a rather good mood, despite the biting cold. He pranced through the trees of the Threshold, head high. The winter reminded him of an old tale from a hero in his homeland. It was a song he held close; it fit him all too well, far better than even his name. Well save the encounter.

"She came to me one morning
One lonely Sunday morning
Her long hair flowing
In the midwinter wind

I know not how she found me
For in darkness I was walking
And destruction lay around me
From a fight I could not win

She asked me name my foe then
I said the need within some men
To fight and kill their brothers
Without thought of love or God

And I begged her give me horses
To trample down my enemies
So eager was my passion
To devour this waste of life

But she wouldn't think of battle that
Reduces men to animals
So easy to begin
And yet impossible to end
For she's the mother of all men
Who counselled me so wisely then
I feared to walk alone again
And asked if she would stay

Oh, lady, lend your hand outright
And let me rest here at your side
"Have faith and trust in peace," she said
And filled my heart with life

There's no strength in numbers
Have no such misconception
But when you need me
Be assured, I won't be far away

Thus, having spoke, she turned away
And though I found no words to say
I stood and watched until I saw
Her black coat disappear

My labour is no easier
But now I know I'm not alone
I'll find new heart each time
I think upon that windy day
And if one day she comes to you,
Drink deeply from her words so wise
Take courage from her as your prize
And say hello from me."


Song finished, he simply slipped into a hum, recanting the tune to the tale. A ghostly form caught his attention, and he sped up his trot to chase after the figure, quickly approaching so he slowed to a walk, then a stop. This mare had a mane and tail fit to rival that of Morrigan's, and it was with some amusement that he dipped his head to her. "Hello there. My name is Bucephalus, of the Dragon's Throat herd. Might i ask your name?" He asked, tilting his head.

Her coloration appeared normal, but the splashes of red around her hind ankles intrigued him, he found it fascinating. But to avoid scaring the mare off, he returned his golden gaze to her red ones, noting once more a similarity to his previous recruit. "And do you have anywhere to stay?" He asked, genuinely curious, his ears cocked towards her. He may be biased towards the desert; he was born and raised in one, after all, but he thought the desert far better than that of any frozen forest or the icy mountains or the Edge(although this was founded on ignorance, he had never been to any of the herd territories.)


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Messages In This Thread
self preservation [open] - by Phantom - 11-10-2014, 01:27 AM
RE: self preservation [open] - by Bucephalus - 11-10-2014, 01:56 AM
RE: self preservation [open] - by Vale - 11-10-2014, 07:02 AM
RE: self preservation [open] - by Torleik - 11-10-2014, 07:40 PM
RE: self preservation [open] - by Phantom - 11-10-2014, 09:23 PM
RE: self preservation [open] - by Bucephalus - 11-10-2014, 09:50 PM
RE: self preservation [open] - by Torleik - 11-14-2014, 07:14 PM
RE: self preservation [open] - by Phantom - 11-14-2014, 08:16 PM

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