02-21-2016, 12:19 AM
If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man.
The heat was absolutely ridiculous as summer reached it's highest point, pushing the creatures of beqanna into their cool hiding places and pushing the other equines towards the watering holes spread throughout. So it was almost like heaven when Thaniel came across the dark blue waters of the river. The water brushing along the bank created a soft melody and the scent of the water carried along the still air.
With the excitement of a child who had just recieved their first toy for christmas, the small dapple gray colt found himself popping his head up above the tall grasses occasionally in search of the flowing waters of the dark blue river. Ears pricked forward at full attention and his tiny eyes opened wide the young colt snorted softly when he finally caught sight of the river. With a sudden and newly found vigor, Thaniel found hismelf stepping through the tall grass that towered over him with long and spindly legs.
It was when he reached the edge of the grass at the bank that he suddenly poked just his head out staring at the large river, the slow moving water reflected in his eyes. With slight hesitancy and a small step forward the gray boy looked first to his right and then to his left in search of others and when seeing none he trotted out onto the bank and into the water, splashing in the shallow water playfully.
It was when the tall stallion stepped out onto the bank that Thaniel found himself swirling around, a spray of water flying through the air in a half circle as he came face to face with the much larger horse. "Eeek!" The squeal that passed through the young boys lips was almost ear piercing and purely the result of being surprised. He wasn't yet old or experienced enough to be embarrassed for the heights in which his voice had been able to reach in that moment.
"Why are you appearing out of nowhere like some sort of big cat and scaring everybody?" Refusing to acknowledge the fact that they were alone Thaniel kept his stance, legs splayed out almost as though he was in a permanent state of surprise. "You know something like that could give me a herd-attack." Huffing softly he continues, "and that isn't very nice sir."
Putting heavy emphasis on the word sir, the gray colored colt missed the fact he had mispronounced "heart attack". Though then again he had been absolutely sure it was the right way to say it when he had heard it in passing a few days back come from a mare who had been snuck up on by her child. Straightening his posture, Thaniel found himself stomping out of the water and towards the bank until finally his hooves were sinking into the soft muddy riverside.
Looking up at Offspring he finds himself staring for quite a long time at his red eyes before shrugging his shoulders. "So do you make it a habit of scaring small kids?"
With the excitement of a child who had just recieved their first toy for christmas, the small dapple gray colt found himself popping his head up above the tall grasses occasionally in search of the flowing waters of the dark blue river. Ears pricked forward at full attention and his tiny eyes opened wide the young colt snorted softly when he finally caught sight of the river. With a sudden and newly found vigor, Thaniel found hismelf stepping through the tall grass that towered over him with long and spindly legs.
It was when he reached the edge of the grass at the bank that he suddenly poked just his head out staring at the large river, the slow moving water reflected in his eyes. With slight hesitancy and a small step forward the gray boy looked first to his right and then to his left in search of others and when seeing none he trotted out onto the bank and into the water, splashing in the shallow water playfully.
It was when the tall stallion stepped out onto the bank that Thaniel found himself swirling around, a spray of water flying through the air in a half circle as he came face to face with the much larger horse. "Eeek!" The squeal that passed through the young boys lips was almost ear piercing and purely the result of being surprised. He wasn't yet old or experienced enough to be embarrassed for the heights in which his voice had been able to reach in that moment.
"Why are you appearing out of nowhere like some sort of big cat and scaring everybody?" Refusing to acknowledge the fact that they were alone Thaniel kept his stance, legs splayed out almost as though he was in a permanent state of surprise. "You know something like that could give me a herd-attack." Huffing softly he continues, "and that isn't very nice sir."
Putting heavy emphasis on the word sir, the gray colored colt missed the fact he had mispronounced "heart attack". Though then again he had been absolutely sure it was the right way to say it when he had heard it in passing a few days back come from a mare who had been snuck up on by her child. Straightening his posture, Thaniel found himself stomping out of the water and towards the bank until finally his hooves were sinking into the soft muddy riverside.
Looking up at Offspring he finds himself staring for quite a long time at his red eyes before shrugging his shoulders. "So do you make it a habit of scaring small kids?"
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