09-10-2021, 08:34 AM
Malik climbs down from the tree where he has been resting in the sun. At the base he stretches, long and lithe, a black snow leopard with impossibly white teeth.
Blinking his eyes slowly, the youth looks around at his mountainous home, well lit by the afternoon sun. Everything glitters crisp and white, and far below the lake glitters like a massive silver eye. The trees are bare black talons or thick green pine, and the young colt smiles contentedly before setting out in search of adventure. The snow is deep, so he adopts the shape of a northern mamoose before moving forward, clearing the drifts and traversing the rocky ground far easier than he might have in his preferred feline form.
Perhaps he’ll find Raum again today, or the twins that his mother had brought back. Or maybe he could sneak off and see where his father had gone - not that he is especially eager to find him. While Gale has always been precise with his memory wiping, there remains some innate discomfort in not remembering great swaths of time, and Malik has enjoyed having all of his memories lately. He’s not asked his mother where Gale had gone, and nor does he intend to.
When he spots Anath ahead, Malik realizes that he might need to amend that decision. Gale had been the parent most inclined to allowing him to keep Anath here in Hyaline. Before he is close enough for her to see, Malik manages to hide some of the concern on his face. He’s smiling - even if it is lukewarm - as he step closer and bobs his antlered head in greeting.
“Hey Anath,” he says when he’s taken a horse form again for easier communication. “How’s it going?”
@Anath
Blinking his eyes slowly, the youth looks around at his mountainous home, well lit by the afternoon sun. Everything glitters crisp and white, and far below the lake glitters like a massive silver eye. The trees are bare black talons or thick green pine, and the young colt smiles contentedly before setting out in search of adventure. The snow is deep, so he adopts the shape of a northern mamoose before moving forward, clearing the drifts and traversing the rocky ground far easier than he might have in his preferred feline form.
Perhaps he’ll find Raum again today, or the twins that his mother had brought back. Or maybe he could sneak off and see where his father had gone - not that he is especially eager to find him. While Gale has always been precise with his memory wiping, there remains some innate discomfort in not remembering great swaths of time, and Malik has enjoyed having all of his memories lately. He’s not asked his mother where Gale had gone, and nor does he intend to.
When he spots Anath ahead, Malik realizes that he might need to amend that decision. Gale had been the parent most inclined to allowing him to keep Anath here in Hyaline. Before he is close enough for her to see, Malik manages to hide some of the concern on his face. He’s smiling - even if it is lukewarm - as he step closer and bobs his antlered head in greeting.
“Hey Anath,” he says when he’s taken a horse form again for easier communication. “How’s it going?”
@Anath