here I go again on my own; Pteron

[Pteron]

finger trips across my cheek----------------
----------------kiss me until i can't speak

The green eyed stallion’s wanderlust has never extended beyond Beqanna’s borders, but Wander’s always had. Perhaps her parents had known it, he thinks, giving her such a name, or perhaps she’d been driven to live up to it. Pteron has been content knowing Beqanna’s lands, from the frozen north to the flowered south, the grey eastern coast and the tropical west. The apricot filly touches on this, asking if he really wants to rule, and he responds with a wry smile.

”I don’t think I’ll have much choice in the matter,” he replies, but the way the brightness of his eyes grows dim for a moment and the way he looks away are indicative that it is not a topic he lingers on overmuch. And for good reason. Some things are set in stone, and there is no use in fretting.

Wander apologizes for leaving without warning, but Pteron is eager for the stories she might have, for the tales of horses and lands that he will never see. With a gentle nudge of his blue muzzle, he attempts to poke away the dejection that he sees so clearly on her face.

“Just don’t do it again,” he tells her with a smile. “Give me a warning before you go, and I’ll have a welcome party waiting for your return.”

Despite the levity of his words, Pteron’s olive eyes find something less bright in his companion’s dark eyes. The dun stallion is not sure what it is, but he does know that he doesn’t like it. It’s not something happy or light, and Pteron nearly asks. But he remembers, in one quick flash, his own reasons for hurt and instead asks something less direct.

“Have you come back to live in the Pampas again?” He asks, and decides that sounds too impersonal, even with the caution that he knows he must take. He would like to see Wander more often, but is both bound now to Taiga as well as by a possessive spouse. Pteron reasons that Reia had not disallowed him friends – only lovers. “If you want a change of scenery though, you’re welcome to come stay in Taiga too. I’d like to see you more often.” That might be enough, but just in case: “You could meet my wife, Reia.”
@[Wander]

-- pteron --