“It’s starlight,” she gently corrects the stallion that has found her in the midst of the meadow, a smile finding her glowing mouth as her namesake dances around her face. Her star, once hidden beneath the tendrils of her navy mane and much larger than the starlit orbs that she can create, bursts forth from its hiding place and upheaves itself onto the appaloosa, aggressive and protective. Starlight begins to move forward to attempt to calm her star that now buzzes with something like anger and fear, her dark cobalt legs and a flurry of equally dark feathered wings moving her swiftly to the stranger who had only just claimed to be called Knaught.
Though a gentle and kindred soul despite years of solitude, Starlight’s nameless companion is ageless and timeless - her bonded is fickle and easily agitated, finding the likes of mortals unfit for their presence. It had been quite a long time since the two of them had been in any real company and though Starlight does not wish to lead a solitary life, it seems as though her star would pursue it.
She touches her blue nose to the star whose audible buzz clearly signifies that it is burning hot. Starlight, however, does not get burned. The star warbles and flickers, speaking to her in some ancient language, before conceding to hovering just behind the crown of her head, giving her a halo-like glow. “I apologize,” she breathes softly into the night once her companion has settled - at least for the time being. “She’s the only one I can’t quite control.” Starlight smiles, laughter etching the softness of her auburn and blue face. Her horned head lifts, turning her face towards another who has stumbled into the light she bathes in. Nearly sheepishly, realizing what a beacon she must be drawing in what had been an attempt to shed light in the darkness, Starlight releases the light back into the cosmos, leaving only the light of her star and her glowing markings to illuminate the now trio.
“Don’t apologize,” she says gently to the uniquely patterned man that had stumbled upon them somewhat accidentally. Her dark indigo eyes particularly enjoying the way her starlight brought his scaled skin to life, dancing like a thousand diamonds beneath the caress of silver light. She realizes a moment too late that her softened gaze has lingered too long and her brow then furrows slightly, thoughtful and ever curious. “I’m Starlight.” The glowing mare turns her face from the reptilian stallion to the appaloosa, a tiny smile etched on her blue mouth. “I wasn’t expecting to find anyone out here in the middle of the night, let alone run into two.” She chuckles, the star at her ears pulsing with the vibration of her voice. “Do you both always wander at night, too? Or is there a purpose for your late-night trekking? ”
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