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01-14-2016, 02:31 PM
Tembovu
In a rare moment of peace, the Elephant slumbered in the early morning frost. Deep, even breaths created hanging clouds, obscuring the masked face and creating ice crystals that clung around his eyes and mouth. Lower lip hung loose, drooping away from his maw and his great head was bowed, falling below his withers. Colossal haunches were exaggeratedly sloped as a hind leg was greatly cocked in his rest.
It was unusual for him; the soundness of sleep evaded more often than not. But when it came, it took the King deeply, stealing his hearing and sight while trapping him in vivid dreams. Some were pleasant, most were mindless, but some… some were so dark and so miserable that they were likely the reason sleep evaded Tembovu on most nights.
Twitching of ears and moving of eyes belied the dreams of the Elephant, but did not reveal their nature. So tightly did his dreams hold him that he did not even rouse at the whinny that called so close to where he slumbered against a tree. The quiet murmurs of Mauja did nothing to wake him either.
It was only himself, trying to rise from the hellish prison of his nightmare, that caused a stirring of his head. A fleeting frown crossed his sleeping face, telling those who watched the dark nature of his sleep. A harsh breath from flared nostrils, a twitching of his thick neck— he struggled to climb out of this slumber.
And then navy eyes flew open, glazed and unfocused against the morning light. Unseeing, they swept the forest around him, passing over the vague forms of two large stallions. Patches of buckskin hide were darkened to chocolate by sweat as his breathing slowed.
Gaze focused, seeing Mauja and an unknown stallion though the trees. Mauja was looking at the man, as if awaiting an answer. Mind still muddled by sleep and nightmares, he slowly started towards the others, coming to stand alongside Mauja and nodding a greeting towards the newcomer. Voice still thick with sleep, he opted to wait for the tall, painted man to speak before introducing himself.
It was unusual for him; the soundness of sleep evaded more often than not. But when it came, it took the King deeply, stealing his hearing and sight while trapping him in vivid dreams. Some were pleasant, most were mindless, but some… some were so dark and so miserable that they were likely the reason sleep evaded Tembovu on most nights.
Twitching of ears and moving of eyes belied the dreams of the Elephant, but did not reveal their nature. So tightly did his dreams hold him that he did not even rouse at the whinny that called so close to where he slumbered against a tree. The quiet murmurs of Mauja did nothing to wake him either.
It was only himself, trying to rise from the hellish prison of his nightmare, that caused a stirring of his head. A fleeting frown crossed his sleeping face, telling those who watched the dark nature of his sleep. A harsh breath from flared nostrils, a twitching of his thick neck— he struggled to climb out of this slumber.
And then navy eyes flew open, glazed and unfocused against the morning light. Unseeing, they swept the forest around him, passing over the vague forms of two large stallions. Patches of buckskin hide were darkened to chocolate by sweat as his breathing slowed.
Gaze focused, seeing Mauja and an unknown stallion though the trees. Mauja was looking at the man, as if awaiting an answer. Mind still muddled by sleep and nightmares, he slowly started towards the others, coming to stand alongside Mauja and nodding a greeting towards the newcomer. Voice still thick with sleep, he opted to wait for the tall, painted man to speak before introducing himself.
There's a burning star to lead your father home,
He'll travel from afar, no matter where you roam.
Rest your angry heart, little one, don't you cry,
Soon you'll see him come across the bending, bleeding sky.
He'll travel from afar, no matter where you roam.
Rest your angry heart, little one, don't you cry,
Soon you'll see him come across the bending, bleeding sky.
@Luken herroooo :3
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