Underneath the evergreens; IONA

[Romek]

fuck all your dreams; they're not all they seem.

Upon seeing the unfamiliar mare at their meeting, Romek had made a mental note to seek her out later. She probably must feel like a stranger within this land, he reasons, and it is up to him to make her feel more comfortable and at home. It’s one of his duties, now. Though he isn’t exactly the most warm member of Taiga, he has been making an effort to be more approachable, though it doesn’t come easy. Being nice and talking and making friends was Maribel’s forte, not his.

It takes some time to find the mare, not yet being entirely familiar with the land, nor being familiar enough with Iona to know where she was likely to be. But he finds her eventually, which is the most important thing.

”Hello,” he says, as he pulls to a stop near her. ”I’m Romek. I saw you at the meeting, although I don’t think I caught your name.” he pauses, remembers to smile. ”Would you like to go for a walk?” he found that talking wasn’t quite so hard when you were moving, and this way they might even bump into some other Taigans, who doubtless would want to meet the new mare.

Romek

@[Iona]