Earlier

I had taken a nice stroll along the edge of the Steppe. I had been tempted to go and see Delinne, but it would give me, and her, more trouble. In fact, I was getting skinnier, I still had muscle, but I was thin. I hadn't been eating as much as I should've, and it was causing me to feel nauseous. My knees would shake uncontrollably, and I'd feel dizzy. I was eating again, so my nausea was fading, but I would still stumble once and a while. Walking in the Steppe was worse, the chilling air had sunk into my skin and made me freeze from wing tip to tail tip. I had burned a dying tree to keep myself warm, and I had zoned out while staring into the flames. I had thought about Delinne, the mare I had once loved. The mare who had walked away from me, taking my heart with her. I had thought about teaching Destry more about how to fly, how to fight for what's right. Which, is leaving the Basin and living with me. Maybe if I got Destry to understand... Delinne would have to follow her own daughter, right? I pulled myself out of my thoughts to see a long, blue tipped horn held to my throat.

Present

And that, is how I came to be here, walking towards the Basin with a horn to my throat. We reached the Basin slowly, and I had only gotten one good look at the stallion. He had vibrant blue eyes, a dark gray coat and a lion tail. All I could do was stare with fiery orbs, waiting for the stallion to move his horn away so I could fly away. I was tense, I was ready to outstretch my wings and fly. Could I get out of here now? I disliked being in the Basin, the smell of unicorns seemed so foul in my mind. Except for Delinne's smell... but how could I smell her? I was no hound, nor did I have the best nose around.

My name is spoken from the strangers' lips. Tilting my head just slightly, I gaze at him. "Yes?" I stare at him for a while, wishing to burn him. But... I wanted to hear why he wanted me first. I felt like asking now, but I decided I would see. Standing there in the cold, my eyes drifting to the icy ground, I felt out of place. Maybe because I was surrounded by unicorns? Shifting my wings slightly, I prepare myself to run. Muscles tense and ears flicked back, I waited for the stallion to let me go. At the last moment, I relax. I would leave after I had seen Delinne. Which will hopefully be soon.

[[Heather and I have discussed how Deimos brought Azzaron to the Basin, so hopefully it's okay I said that he was keeping his horn to Azzaron's throat. ^^ If not I can change it!]]