12-31-2018, 03:02 PM
The appaloosa mare picks her way along the path. It is one she walks each day from her resting place to the cool spring and back again. Yet she keeps losing her footing, unbalanced and wobbly. The dizziness is a normal symptom, or so the older mare had said. Jhene had trusted the pegasus; she looked like she'd borne more than her share of children.
Now, for the first time, Jhene is going to have her own child. She has been trying for years, desperate for a family, and now - at last - her wish is coming true. The little kelpie within her belly is too small to do anything but make her dizzy, it seems, but Jhene's beatific smile remains despite her near fall.
By the time she regains her balance she's reached the beach. There, to her surprise, is a spotted cat. "Hello." She says immediately, only pausing afterward to wonder if the cat can even hear her. What if it is a native cat, nothing special? But what if it is a shifter? Jhene is curious.
The thing had roared aloud right here on the beach, much like a horse would call upon arriving at the border of a kingdom. A coincidence? Possibly, but she'd rather get caught speaking to a mute animal than risk not having been polite to a visitor. Politeness is important.
"I'm Jhene," she adds.
@[Lothar]
Now, for the first time, Jhene is going to have her own child. She has been trying for years, desperate for a family, and now - at last - her wish is coming true. The little kelpie within her belly is too small to do anything but make her dizzy, it seems, but Jhene's beatific smile remains despite her near fall.
By the time she regains her balance she's reached the beach. There, to her surprise, is a spotted cat. "Hello." She says immediately, only pausing afterward to wonder if the cat can even hear her. What if it is a native cat, nothing special? But what if it is a shifter? Jhene is curious.
The thing had roared aloud right here on the beach, much like a horse would call upon arriving at the border of a kingdom. A coincidence? Possibly, but she'd rather get caught speaking to a mute animal than risk not having been polite to a visitor. Politeness is important.
"I'm Jhene," she adds.
@[Lothar]