and she's buying her stairway to heaven; offspring

[Nikoline]

---and she's buying her stairway to heaven

The forest is peaceful this time of year. The birds fly to warmer temperatures, the rabbits and squirrels tuck away in their nest or burrows to wait out Beqanna's frigid rage that was winter. The bay overo woman walks amongst the barren trees like a painted ghost. Each stocking legs falls with a muffled crunch as her hazel eyes look to the gray skies above.  Each breath is visible for only a moment as the air is crisp and clean. Niko inhales the smell of musty leaves and pretends she is a bird that is free to roam and leave these lands. The mare is not trapped in in the physical sense. She is no lost or wayward but Beqanna has changed in the time since she was born. The mare had not lost any powers like so many that seemed to wander but perhaps she desired a different Beqanna. One of the old lands with roaming herds and kingdoms. She quiets her thoughts and attempts to embrace the change. Not far up the path is another horse. A stallion, by scent, and black as night. "Hello." The tones expressed where formal, robotic. The painted mare believed in such greetings despite being a known face or not and attempted to offer a small quip of a smile to most in passing. "Lovely day for a walk." The green and brown eyes glance over as she nears the taller man's shoulder. Niko finds herself dwarfed at his side but not intimidated. If he should not care for some company then she will move along but if he did, well now he has found a trail companion.

Nikoline

♥dante