Bolder recalls the last moment he had looked at his mother - Noel - and before Gale had teleported them, there had been something shining in her dark eyes that he had never seen before. If he came back to Taiga, would she ever let him leave? His departure had been abrupt but maybe, he thinks as he looks between the shifter pair - his Aunt and Uncle - they might be able to help convince his parents that Hyaline with its pack of shifters could be the best place for him.
He could shift here - learn what he could really do here - and his father didn't have to get upset about it.
An idea that becomes even more tempting when Gale tells the young pegasus that he could do anything here; he hadn't even been allowed to be himself in Taiga.
"Yes," Bolder tells Gale and turns his head in the perlino's direction. His silver gaze softens at the mention of Noel and the color drains away from him, leaving a white pegasus (though his Fjord-like mane stays) before them. His wings extend a little in silent explanation, though his dam had been the only pale one in the trio of horses that had arrived after they did in Taiga. But then the smiling stallion tells him to close his eyes and Bolder looks over to Mazikeen, whose expression seems to encourage him in following what his Uncle asks.
Feeling secure under a seemingly warm and caring gaze, the boy closes his eyes.
The young pegasus imagines what it might feel like to have teeth sharp enough to rip through skin, a svelte shape meant for chasing the wind. He imagines it clear enough in his mind: a chestnut wolf with gold edging trimming his sienna fur. The change is not as quick or swift as he imagines that the wolves can run but with Gale's help, he can concentrate on the shape as he's never been able to before.
With Gale and Mazikeen's help, the boy becomes a wolf.
The young shifter yips excitedly back to the pair in return with his grey eyes glinting like silver steel.
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Gale @Mazikeen
He could shift here - learn what he could really do here - and his father didn't have to get upset about it.
An idea that becomes even more tempting when Gale tells the young pegasus that he could do anything here; he hadn't even been allowed to be himself in Taiga.
"Yes," Bolder tells Gale and turns his head in the perlino's direction. His silver gaze softens at the mention of Noel and the color drains away from him, leaving a white pegasus (though his Fjord-like mane stays) before them. His wings extend a little in silent explanation, though his dam had been the only pale one in the trio of horses that had arrived after they did in Taiga. But then the smiling stallion tells him to close his eyes and Bolder looks over to Mazikeen, whose expression seems to encourage him in following what his Uncle asks.
Feeling secure under a seemingly warm and caring gaze, the boy closes his eyes.
The young pegasus imagines what it might feel like to have teeth sharp enough to rip through skin, a svelte shape meant for chasing the wind. He imagines it clear enough in his mind: a chestnut wolf with gold edging trimming his sienna fur. The change is not as quick or swift as he imagines that the wolves can run but with Gale's help, he can concentrate on the shape as he's never been able to before.
With Gale and Mazikeen's help, the boy becomes a wolf.
The young shifter yips excitedly back to the pair in return with his grey eyes glinting like silver steel.
@
Gale @Mazikeen
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