Earthbound Faerie

[Kreios]

kreios don't you tame your demons, but always keep them on a leash Though I am a pale creature myself, I have never seen something quite so white as the mare that prances through the field. She reminds me of a cloud, light and airy, and I know that if I were to ignore her for my grazing I would be a fool indeed. I trail her until she slows down, keeping a comfortable distance so as not too seem aggressive. When she is approached by another horse before I can draw near enough to talk I am not surprised. She is sure to attract attention. I take a moment to look over the second mare as I crest the hill where they stand. She has wings such as I have never seen, composed entirely of light. They illuminate the colorful tattoos of the Sisterhood she belongs to, and I think of my meetings with Amazons in the past, and smile warmly at her as I settle beside her. “Hello,” I say, lowering my horned head in a respectful nod before turning to the white mare. She’s even prettier up close, small and delicate – my opposite in nearly every way. I shake a few red strands of my mane way from my face as I smile in greeting: “I’m Kreios.” The Amazon is offering assistance already, clearly a skilled talker. I cannot make that claim, I tend to speak slowly and carefully, as though I am weighing each word before it leaves my mouth. I am, in a sense, but I no longer need to in the way I did as a child. It is a habit that has stuck, despite the fact that my malformed tongue was healed by a magician many years ago. I consider saying something more, but I feel as though the chestnut Amazon has covered most everything I would, at least until the cloud-mare has given her name. Was she asked for that? Had the Amazon given hers? Perhaps I had missed it, but best to be sure. “What are your names?” I could have just asked after my target (though that words seems rather uncouth) but I am just as interested in the Amazon.