Mesec had his attention forward, waiting for Ki’irha or someone from the Basin to come and greet him, greet the strange stallion lingering around the border but he hadn’t been paying too much attention to anyone approaching from behind.
So lost in his own head, he actually jumped in his skin a little bit at the first exclamation behind him - about a whale. It was too high and unfamiliar of a voice to be Zero but the talk of whales inevitably reminded him of the little lightning colt (causing an ugly wrench in his heart). Lucius immediately descended further at this alarming shock of distress but when Mesec spotted the filly who had spoken - the pain evaporated.
For a moment all he could do was stare, his breath catching. She was perfect. Her coat bright with black and silver and stars, her eyes the same as his - the same as his mother’s. Almost missing the next thing she said as she rushed over, panting and excited, asking him about his whale. It took him a moment to connect the dots, turning to spot his companion as he got closer and wondering if - for whatever possible reason - this girl thought zephyrs were whales.
“Yes! That.. whale is mine.” Mesec cautiously applied the term, feeling Lucius bristle at the idea as he got close enough to get a really good look at the girl and her zephyr. The large roc released a happy call as he recognized one of his kin - and a brand new one at that! Abandoning his search for Ki’irha, Lucius swooped closer so that the star-draped girl could get a better look before landing on the ground just before her - peering up at her with silver and violet eyes before chirping a hello. It seemed safe to abandon the search for Ki’irha - this daughter had to be the result of the union between his bonded and the star mare and surely the mother would be along any moment. He tilted his head curiously, glancing back and forth between Mesec and this small filly, all the while yelling for joy through their bond. Babies! Baby foals and baby zephyrs!!
Mesec tried to stay practical, tried to not let his heart race ahead of the knowledge that he didn’t have. This filly could belong to someone else, their similarities could be a coincidence - and Lucius actually scoffed out loud at these ridiculous thoughts.
He did agree that whoever the mother of this girl was (and oh, with each passing moment he hoped it would be Ki’irha) would be along any moment and then they would know for certain either way. The moon had told him there were two foals, after all, and this girl seemed to be alone.
His heart was pounding so loudly that he feared he might accidentally trigger a shift just out of the odd combination of joy and caution that was pumping through his veins. Gulping quickly, Mesec tried to get the war of uncertainty under control so that… what? So he could figure out if this was his daughter.
Just the idea caused his eyes to sting with the start of tears.
But he managed a smile, watching as Lucius behaved ridiculously with his joy, hopping slightly on the spot while greeting the young girl and her companion. “His name is Lucius and I’m Mesec. What’s your name?”
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