It couldn't be; Faelene had just given birth?!

Let me back up, for several things have happened.

During in the invasion, Phaedra had remained only long enough in the woods, to ensure that her prisoner remained with her, until dawn. Ophelia's instructions had been quite clear in that regard. After dawn, when the battle had begun, the prisoner's would have no hope of reaching the Foothills in time to be of any impact. Truthfully, the golden-girl was glad. She was a new mother, and cursed at that. The slender mare was no guardian at the best of times, much less in her current condition. And so, as dawn's light filtered through the trees, Phaedra willingly left the Lignea to do as she would. After that, Phae had gone straight to the Veins to seek council with the Goddess of the Moon. She would plead if she had to - but she had suffered enough; the curse needed to end. Appearing like a violet shroud of mystery, the Goddess had graced Phae for only the briefest of moments, before disappearing back into the night. Long enough to return Phae to her original body, and to bestow upon her, her magic.

But the Goddess would not be the only one granting Phae a blessing that day.

Returning to the Grey, to find them victorious in the Foothills, Phi had named the beauty a member of their intelligence division. Yet with the stabilization of a herd land, came certain perks. One of which, was the ability to move unseen. After thanking her leader, her first thought had been to come to the cool land of the unicorns, for two reasons. The first, is that here, among the racist, Phae would truly be able to tell if she was indeed going un-noticed, the second, was him

Tolio.

Tolio, tolio, where for art thou, Tolio? Her heart ached for him - to show him his daughters, and to feel his touch against her, now that her body was new, and beautiful again. She craved him in unmentionable ways, but also simply missed the stallion who had named her a sister, all those long seasons ago. All she wanted was him, in whatever way she could. Would she find him here? Could their plan to secretly rendezvous now work, given her new abilities?

Not no. Fate would not have her find her brother, but instead her almost sister-in-law. Faelene. Unbeknownst to the golden-girl, she was catching Faelene in precisely the same situation that the dark mare had caught her in before. Amusing how life works, isn't it?

Sea-green gaze, hidden in the shadows, watched as the red-maned mare succumbed to the throws of child-birth. Since her curse, Phaedra had not ventured out, and was not surprised that she had missed such an event; the only surprise was simply that this mare in particular, was pregnant. She always seemed so...bony, to Phaedra. Bony things could not be cuddled, they were not beautiful; they were hard and unyielding, as Faelene was. Who would have bedded her? Ignoring this thought, Phaedra peered as far as she dared, not wanting to impress herself upon such an intimate moment, until the thought hit her.

It wasn't...Tolio's, was it?

But when the odd colouring of the filly finally protruded from the dark mare, Phae heaved a silent sigh of relief. Her girls were a beautiful mix of mother and father, yet it was obvious in both colouring and build that they were sired by the cinnamon stallion. The filly which was now nestled against Faelene, bore no resemblance to her lover, and for that, Phaedra was eternally grateful. Pausing, to appreciate the innocent and genuine moment between mother and daughter, Phaedra continued/. through the shadows. Although she and Faelene certainly had their differences, and were by no means friends, she would leave this moment to conclude uninterrupted between the two.


[Stealthing in and out, with Sica's permission :3]