07-03-2016, 03:09 PM
Raxa was never one for diplomacy. The brindled mare was more of an act first questions later kind of horse. That wasn't to say she couldn't be patient, she just chose not to be. She'd joined the warrior caste of her kingdom so that she could fight, practice her own skills and be there to protect her home. She wasn't necessarily loyal to other horses, but to her home, that was an entirely different story. It was just coincidence those horses lived there; Raxa fought to defend her home. She didn't have anyone else to defend anyway.
So why was she still agreeing to do this? Originally, the plan had been for Raxa to accompany Anahi, her champagne friend, up here to the Tundra to seek an alliance for the Falls kingdom. Apparently, Anahi's desire for this had something to do with a meeting Ygritte had called a while back. Raxa hadn't been there, given it was for the diplomats of the kingdom, and she'd been off training with Nitika, Siba, and the other warriors.
Anahi had asked her if she would accompany her out to the Tundra on behalf of the Falls, but before they could make the journey, Anahi had entered her last days of pregnancy. Raxa knew it was highly unsafe for the mare to journey outside the kingdom in that condition, so she'd stubbornly told her friend to stay put and have that baby. Raxa herself would make the journey. If she ran into any Falls diplomats up here, then hey, bonus points, and she could head home, leave the deals to them. Sadly, she doubted that would happen.
She'd heard many didn't like to come to the Tundra for the weather alone. It was frigid up here, even outside of the winter months. Snow wasn't always on the ground, but the air was usually chilly, from what others had told her. Wasn't like it was something she didn't know about tough. Raxa had been around cold temperatures before, even if they weren't really like the Tundra at all.
The point was, she could stand up to it.
A few days travel saw the mare enter the Tundra for the first time. The snow had already heavily melted, just some lingering patches here and there. A breeze was present, but the warm sun did wonders to keep the mare from freezing her tail off. She wandered past the border, looking around curiously. Her tapered head and neck stretched this way and that, the mare intent on taking in everything around her so she could figure out where she was, and the best places to hide should the need arise to do so.
Not that she'd hide first; the mare would fight, whether for her life or not. But if she had the absolute need to hide, she wanted to be prepared.
Once she figured she had a good lay of this space, Raxa lifted her head high, looking out into the distance. Wandering in a bit more, she silently wondered how to approach this. Again, why had she agreed to do this? Or at least why hadn't she waited until Anahi's foal was born and then a bit older? Oh wait, by then, it might be too late. That, and Anahi had nagged her to get up to the Tundra and seek alliance before the winter weather made traveling too difficult. According to the champagne mare, it would be good experience for Raxa, even if the brindled mare was more about teeth and hooves rather that talking and hashing out agreements.
Raxa rolled her eyes; she really needed to stop offering favors for her friend. The mare reared up high in the air, kicking out her front legs as she let out a call to the members of the kingdom. She really didn't care who showed up; the ruler, a subordinate, as long as it was somebody who could help her work out a deal. She didn't want to be here longer than she had to.
So why was she still agreeing to do this? Originally, the plan had been for Raxa to accompany Anahi, her champagne friend, up here to the Tundra to seek an alliance for the Falls kingdom. Apparently, Anahi's desire for this had something to do with a meeting Ygritte had called a while back. Raxa hadn't been there, given it was for the diplomats of the kingdom, and she'd been off training with Nitika, Siba, and the other warriors.
Anahi had asked her if she would accompany her out to the Tundra on behalf of the Falls, but before they could make the journey, Anahi had entered her last days of pregnancy. Raxa knew it was highly unsafe for the mare to journey outside the kingdom in that condition, so she'd stubbornly told her friend to stay put and have that baby. Raxa herself would make the journey. If she ran into any Falls diplomats up here, then hey, bonus points, and she could head home, leave the deals to them. Sadly, she doubted that would happen.
She'd heard many didn't like to come to the Tundra for the weather alone. It was frigid up here, even outside of the winter months. Snow wasn't always on the ground, but the air was usually chilly, from what others had told her. Wasn't like it was something she didn't know about tough. Raxa had been around cold temperatures before, even if they weren't really like the Tundra at all.
The point was, she could stand up to it.
A few days travel saw the mare enter the Tundra for the first time. The snow had already heavily melted, just some lingering patches here and there. A breeze was present, but the warm sun did wonders to keep the mare from freezing her tail off. She wandered past the border, looking around curiously. Her tapered head and neck stretched this way and that, the mare intent on taking in everything around her so she could figure out where she was, and the best places to hide should the need arise to do so.
Not that she'd hide first; the mare would fight, whether for her life or not. But if she had the absolute need to hide, she wanted to be prepared.
Once she figured she had a good lay of this space, Raxa lifted her head high, looking out into the distance. Wandering in a bit more, she silently wondered how to approach this. Again, why had she agreed to do this? Or at least why hadn't she waited until Anahi's foal was born and then a bit older? Oh wait, by then, it might be too late. That, and Anahi had nagged her to get up to the Tundra and seek alliance before the winter weather made traveling too difficult. According to the champagne mare, it would be good experience for Raxa, even if the brindled mare was more about teeth and hooves rather that talking and hashing out agreements.
Raxa rolled her eyes; she really needed to stop offering favors for her friend. The mare reared up high in the air, kicking out her front legs as she let out a call to the members of the kingdom. She really didn't care who showed up; the ruler, a subordinate, as long as it was somebody who could help her work out a deal. She didn't want to be here longer than she had to.