Ingrid stared at the berry. She'd been here for five minutes now, lying on her stomach and hungrily eyeing it. The fruit in question was bright red, plump, juicy, shiny, mouth-wateringly perfect... and quite possibly poisonous. She groaned and flopped onto her side. Not knowing which berries were edible was almost as annoying as trying (and failing) to keep up in conversations here. These horses didn't even call seasons by their proper names. How was she supposed to fulfill her philosopher-y history duties when she barely knew what was going on in Helovia right now? What if there was a test—the sort of rank-wide history test that everyone knew about yet didn't bother mentioning, duh—and she failed it? Her gut knotted with worry. She got to her hooves, it wasn't like she'd been that hungry anyway. Stupid fruit.
She got to walking, and became quickly lost in her thoughts. After a while though, a strange buzzing in her ears pulled her back to reality. Confused, she looked around. It took her a moment to see them, as they were darting all about. The air was filled with little bees. On the ground there were flowers of every color and shape, though hardly any that she could name. She soon realized she was standing in the middle of a garden. A little ways off, there was a glass greenhouse. Maybe they'd have some information in there on the native plants. It seemed fitting, given her berry ordeal just now. She wove her way through the flowers to the entrance. Tentatively, she took a step inside. "Hello?" she called, "Is anyone here?" Silence. Suddenly, a dark object swung past her eye. She jumped back fearfully. Where she had stood, a garden spider was dangling on a spindle of web that ran up to the ceiling. Anyone besides you, I mean.
@Tilney
World's Edge Filly |
Filly :: Unicorn :: 15.3 :: Yearling |
Bunnie |
how to be brave |
@Tilney @Ingrid
World's Edge Moon Doctor atk: 4 | def: 9 | dam: 6 |
Stallion :: Unicorn :: 16.2hh :: VI HP: 65 | Buff: NOVICE |
Peatree :: Lesser Fruit Bat :: None Neverrmind |
Tilney World's Edge Moon Doctor
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Like most days, Maude had accompanied him to the greenhouse to water the ferns she so loved with her precious new watering can. Peatree clung to the doctor's antlers, hung upside down as all bats did.
It was mornings like these that Tilney truly adored, the kind where he could go hours without speaking more than one or two words of direction and yet it would feel as though they had participated in the greatest of conversations. Any time spent with Maude was time worth more to him than gold.
Though, just as Tilney had finished his own row of watering, Maude had cleared out of the glasshouse like a leaf on the wind.
"Maude?" He murmured, green gaze peering out through the grimey windows to watch his windswept daughter bound between the rows to approach a rather curious woman.
Stepping form the greenhouse upon cautious cloven hoove,s Tilney followed in his daughters dainty hoofprints down the rows.
By now Peatree had fluttered away from the ginger lads crown, soaring over to supervise Maude with the newcomer to the garden. Though, upon seeing the spider dangling before the eyes of both Mude and the stranger, the bat gave a squeak as he swooped down to attack it, plucking it from the air on his way past Ingrid's face.
'it poison! it hurt!' he chanted through his bond to Tilney, who could only shake his head. It was most likely harmless, poor thing.
"Hello, How may we help you?" The great stag murmured to the rather colourful individual. Maude had already asked if she sought medical attention, there was no point in asking twice.
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Wander or Leave
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World's Edge Philosopher atk: 4.5 | def: 9 | dam: 5 |
Mare :: Equine :: 16.0 hh :: 2 (Frostfall) HP: 60 | Buff: NOVICE |
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Ingrid grinned at the filly when she approached. She was young, and her bouncy demenor quickly cured Ingrid of her cynisism, if only for the time being. "Oh, I'm quite alright," she frowned, realizing that the gardeners here were probably healers. Could she have just pulled them from their work? "I'm fine, really, what plants were you just watering?" she added quickly, not wanting this foal, Maude, to be disappointed. Then the girl's father showed up, he was heavier, but other than that Maude was a mirror image of him. Before she could say a hi and apologize for disturbing him, a bat flashed by her and tackled the spider off its web. What is with animals jumping out at me today? she wondered. "I'm sorry to disturb you, I'm not hurt. I was only here wondering if someone could help me identify a berry, but of course if you're busy it isn't urgent," she glanced from father to daughter. "I'm Ingrid, by the way. It's a pleasure to meet you both," she turned to smile just at Maude, "and I love the beads on your antlers. They're very pretty."
I'm SOOOO sorry for the wait, this week at school has been a killer! I promise I'll get back to you sooner from now on. P.S. Ingrid loves kids, even though she practically is one. :D
World's Edge Filly |
Filly :: Unicorn :: 15.3 :: Yearling |
Bunnie |
how to be brave |
@Tilney