But then Kis began to speak— Clean things? Esi was good at that. Clean bones? Her movements faltered, pale eyes widening as they darted back towards the strangely assembled man. Kisamoa had never settled well in the calf’s mind—he was too odd. Too asymmetrical. Too… wrong to fit nicely in the calf’s strangely structured, rigid mind.
This could be messy. Dirty. So the filly hesitated, unsure if she could help Kis in his task. Her wings stretched instinctively—now that she knew how to fly, she sought an escape from all this confusion and worry. Anxiously, she watched brother calf frolic off with other foals. Could she do that? Could she join in, haphazardly? A soft, uncertain snort pushed out of her barred muzzle. She didn’t know.