Nymf was barely aware of Kiwi as she came barreling over, giggling cheerfully. The child was painfully ignorant of the stranger who watched them from afar. She partially listened to her adopted daughter as she described the crab she’d only just finished tormenting. As the green and yellow filly bounced around the stranger’s eyes changed. He was surprised and she was not what he’d been expecting. Protectively she moved herself between the stallion and her precious charge, using her wings to shield Kiwi from his prying eyes.
She was no fool. She knew the cruelty of men and had been at the receiving end of their lust before. It was at their hand that she had suffered and there would never be enough time to erase the memory of their brutality from her mind. However, she trusted Hestia’s judgement and protection. The mare was just and would not allow the average brute to enter her stronghold.
That did not lower Nymf’s guard, however.
Kiwi, oblivious to her mother’s attempt at guarding her from the male’s attention, craned her head around to meet the eyes of the man. Nymf’s stomach sank. She knew her little one was always excited by new comers and, as a result, could be found stalking the diplomats as they showed the visitors around. This almost always caused aggravation, but Kiwi never cared or noticed. Instantly her hooves were dancing and she was begging to go and meet him. Nymf groaned deep in her throat.
Before she could explain to Kiwi why that probably wasn’t a good idea, a deep masculine voice stole her words away from her. Nymf spun around, attempting to block Kiwi from the stranger’s advances and pinned her ears back threateningly. Teeth bared she flared out her wings in an attempt to make herself look bigger. Though every muscle in her body urged her to run, she was decided to stand her ground. He was a guest of Volcan’s, but the sooty mare was no where to be found. Normally she was careful to keep male visitors away. She would have to remember to make herself scarce the next time.
”What is your business here, Eros?” She demanded threateningly.
@[Eros]