YOU'RE ONLY AS SICK AS YOUR SECRETS
A delicate ear flicks towards the royal pair walking ahead of them but Aela keeps her lovely face glancing between the mysterious Ledger and the alluring Cheri. There is a moment where she thinks that she catches the dark mare frowning - at her? at Obscene? at something else entirely? - but the palomino turns her attention towards the grizzled stallion and smiles charmingly.
(And that is a hard feat for Aela to do, given the current situation. She wonders if the golden stallion is aware of how free he is with his memories, of how even his one eye betrays him. Aela decides to show him a different perspective and flashes a quick memory from the Eclipse - an eight-legged monster with even more teeth that should suit his roving gaze.)
Her expression brightens when she looks at the crystalline diplomat, her face lighting up with recognition. "Oh," she says softly, "that must be why you look so familiar." There is a knowing gleam in those blue eyes as they spark and linger a moment too long on the young mare. Her smile is a little too knowing when Aela adds, "I know I've seen you somewhere before." The slender creature continues to walk along and for a few moments, she does admire the stonework in Loess.
It is unlike her beloved Pangea, but there is something familiar about the sandstone kingdom that makes her recall the place she had called home for so long.
Aela listens to the few things that she can hear coming from ahead: 'I am prepared for that when it changes.' Obscene claims and she truly wonders if he is. There is no preparing for change; as much as any horse can boast that they are ready, it always seems to take them by surprise. Her expression turns thoughtful - perfectly timed as Ledger speaks of the old lands and mentions Tephra and Sylva. She tilts her head prettily towards the older member of their walking party, "Haven't you heard?" she playfully teases the brute. "Obscene means to fill his Court with the loveliest and most powerful that Beqanna has to offer." The young mare explains.
How he means to do that is something she intentionally leaves out.
@[Oceane] @[Obscene] @[Cheri]