keep a little fire burning; solace & svedka

[Smoak]

Keep a little fire burning;
however small, however hidden.

Smoak is thrilled as they all immerse themselves in their characters. He envisions a crown upon Solace's head and dark, foreboding music in the background whenever he turns his gaze towards Svedka. The young colt grins at the thought, his upright stance simply oozing the confidence of a Head of War. When they take off across the grasslands, still in pursuit of the young Queen (wow, she's fast, he thinks to himself), the bone-plated boy tries to keep the maturity in his facial expression and in the way he carries himself, but he's much too excited to maintain that effort for more than a few seconds.

Svedka matches Smoak's playful rear and the young champagne colt bursts into laughter. The break in character lasts only briefly, however, as Solace's threat to the bad guy rings through the air behind him. He nods with certainty, his own small chest puffed up and his ears hidden playfully against his skull. "You were never be king!" he shouts to Svedka and then takes off after the blue-streaked boy, determination on his face as they sprint for the volcano. "Ha! The volcano monster will stop you before you even get close!" Smoak yells to the villain, his small hooves moving him skillfully over branch and stream. "He was born in the volcano, he has all of its power! He will carry you into the volcano, never to be seen again!" the son of Ellyse pictures @[Offspring] the Volcano Monster in his head, and the way the black stallion simmers with heat.

With a burst of speed, the bone-plated Smoak pulls up beside Svedka with long strides and wide nostrils. Taking special care to avoid the plasma streams like the ones near Dad's hiding place, he throws a playful buck and checks over his shoulder to be sure that the Queen is still there.

"My Queen! You will need to be the one to command the volcano monster!"

Smoak

lineart colored by sanaa

@[Solace] @[Svedka]