ruby red glow ; ygritte, any

[farren]

He does not notice her move away, too enraptured by the land's natural grace to notice anything other than it, but his ears swivel and his skull turns to face her as she calls his name, a sheepish smile tugging at his lips in the realization he hadn't been paying attention. He turns on his hind and moves towards the delicate mare, looking at the water before back at her, ears perked to catch every word that escapes her lips. He eyes it curiously - for who has heard of magic water? - but he can imagine it must be wonderful to dunk in, as Ygritte says it is. He watches her slip gracefully into the water, ripples surrounding her, and she pivots gracefully, seemingly at home in the water. She moves as freely as a fish, and he aches to join her, but his experience with water is nonexistent.
His sheepish smile turns into a warmer one as Ygritte offers him a kind twitch of the lips, and he moves to touch his muzzle to hers when her head moves, quicker than a bird, and suddenly his face is covered with water. He steps back, head high with surprise, before stopping, an embarrassed laugh escaping him at his own foolishness - it's only water, after all! He shakes his head, water flying, before refocusing on her, and the little ripples that surrounded  her, and how lovely she looked in the water..
"I'm happy you offered me a place here." He smiles at her, stepping back towards the water's edge, pawing at it slightly to test the sensation of his hoof submerged. It is strange, and he knows the whites of his eyes are showing, but he refuses to show the fear of the unknown. He is a stallion, and stallions are brave! So he slowly steps further into the clear water, the river creeping slowly up his forelegs, so surprisingly warm and gentle he cannot help but feel a little more confident as he slowly moves into deeper water, towards Ygritte.  
He pauses, his forelegs partially submerged, at her question and smiles brightly at her, daringly scooping his muzzle down and out in an attempt to splash her back. "I think it's absolutely fantastic here." He chuckles, resuming his slow progress into the water, a childlike excitement in his eyes as he realizes the water could provide more fun than fear, for it seems to invite him in, its gentle movement promising it wouldn't carry him away.

F A R R E N

i'll taste the sky and feel alive again