tiamat

For as many times that the ocean mare has journeyed to the Threshold before, it isn't often that she had planned to be here. It is usually something that just...happens. However, on this brisk, early spring day, it is a different story. With her eyes bright and searching, Tiamat steps purposefully into the shadowed forest, her young companion floating faithfully at her shoulder. Why is this adventure different than the rest? There is no profound justification, or a pronounced explanation behind her motivation. It is simply a sense of duty to her beloved mountain home, and a wistful desire for a distraction, which drives the sapphire maiden forward.

As her cloven hooves step daintily through the frozen underbrush, she wonders idly if Lena had been pointedly searching that rainy day that the two mares had met. She remembers her own Threshold experience like it had been yesterday, rather than years ago. Had the brown healer known that she would change Tiamat’s life forever? Had she known that, with only a few kind words, she would give the blue mare not only a new home, but a new family as well? It is wonderful to think of how a seemingly insignificant moment can open a whole new world for someone. A world that they would otherwise never dream of. How extraordinary life can be!

Tiamat sighs happily, ever pleased with fate and its infinite goodness. She would love nothing more than to give someone else, what Lena had given to her so long ago. Within the northern herd land, she has found so much more than a place to live—she has found a place where she belongs. Whether or not it is the Aurora Basin as it had been for her, she only wants to help a stranger find what she has found.

Fortunately, the ocean mare does not have to search for long. Sooner than she had expected, she catches movement in between the tree trunks. Bidding her dearest companion to follow, she alters her direction, fluted ears slanting forward as she pursues the stranger. “Hello?” Tiamat calls out just before the other mare comes back into view. Casting a friendly smile, she approaches without hesitation, the length of her lion tail curling cheerfully. “Are you by chance new to Helovia?” She inquires, given their location. Remembering to respect the stranger's personal space, she halts a respectable distance away, while Nimue peeks shyly out from behind her.


notes; I typed this on my phone, so I apologize for any errors!
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