11-01-2016, 08:57 AM
The light that shines so bright.
Flying at night was perhaps even more intriguing than doing it during the day. Don’t get her wrong, Gyps loves flying as the sun warms her back and casts her rays on the land below her, but the night – with only the limited night provided by the stars – was mysterious and alluring in its own way. Soon the black and blue mare would have to change her occasional life in the sky for one on the ground. Her barrel had already started to swell a bit and a pair of keen eyes should be able to recognize the early stages of pregnancy. Even though Gyps loved the sky, she was mature enough to value her child over her own desires.
Even from the sky it was easy to make out the pale form of a horse, as it slowly neared the water bank. The movement at night – while most other horses chose to rest – sparked her curiosity right away. Gyps was still young and often driven by youthful desires and ambitions. Probably because a part of her youth had been stolen from her, as she had been given away as payment for her mother’s freedom. So even though she was a mother-to-be, the blue haired mare didn’t even try to fight some of her still childish characteristics.
It is only when she’s almost ready to land that she recognizes the dark but glistering stallion. He had been hidden from her view, his coat too dark to notice from the even darker sky. She lands a little distance away, with a soft thud as her hooves hit the ground. Gyps doesn’t even try to hide her presence, ruffling her wings before she folds them against her side. Blue and black, with some white painting on her head and legs. ”Hi there” she greets the duo once she’s near enough, arriving just in time to hear the pale mare ask the dark one about his swim. ”What a silly time to go out for a swim, but I’d have to admit, bathing underneath a starry sky does have something alluring and exciting.”
She closes some of the distance between them almost casually, only dropping her head in a silent greeting as she’s sure that they are both able to actually notice it. ”I’m Gyps.” With that and a friendly smile, she makes her way towards the water, to lessen her thirst.
Gyps
