But I had not forgotten it yet.
I opened my lips to say it, but another slipped into my view, commenting on my confusion before I had the chance to redeem myself. My gaze slipped to my hooves as I tucked my wings close, trying not to feel embarrassed. I instead focused on the fact that I knew their names, and they still lacked mine. Their names held no meaning to me, though.
"I wasn't. It was Erebos," I replied softly, a plume of smoke unfurling from my lips, "His name is Erebos." I repeated it to myself, as if to make sure I wouldn't let it fade from my memory again. I needed it's presence, the reminder that my childhood had smiles and that they could stem from even the saddest of days. "I thought you were him. My apologies," I offered a smile to the dark stallion, tipping my head as I did so.
I offered a cordial nod to Raeden and her companion as well, doing my best to utilize what manners I had. As princess, captain, or whatever, of the Edge, I wanted to look respectable to strangers. But the scent that I caught from Raeden seemed familiar. Perhaps she wasn't a stranger to the cliffs.
"Auriel, Captain of the Edge," I replied to his question, glancing to Raeden, inquiring her answer as well. I was as curious as to where she resided as I was Deimos. "And you?" I addressed him, head tilted to one side, easing up and trying to smile. I wasn't sure if acting nice would get me far with the stallion, but it was about all I had.
@Raeden
She is far away. She...she is far, far away from me.