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The small mare was glad to see Magnus, she had not so secretly been worried that she was somehow lost. For a time Pumpkin Spice had lived alone in the common lands, she had not come across many souls, and she had begun to forget what a difference in height there was between her and the locals.
"Hello Magnus! It's good to see you again, too." She said happily, deciding not to mention that it has been almost a full season since she had last seen him. She was slowly getting better at not letting whatever words came into her head fall out of her mouth. The small mare thought she could smell other equine in the area, though there was another strange smell in the air that she had not encountered before - probably something from the volcano.
Magus gestured around, the land sloped gently downward into a sort of valley, and Spice could see a water source cutting through it, there was no ice at all in the sparkling water - the water must be warmer just as the air was. The plant life here was already very well established and green, unlike some other places she had chosen to shelter over the winter. Maybe she should have actually come here sooner.
"This place is so peaceful - and green. I am sorry it took me so long to come here, the seasons just seem to slip by so quickly." Spice spoke, she wondered if she was permitted to explore, but thought that perhaps Magnus would need to explain the laws of the land or introduce her to important herd members first so she did not express her interest.
Pumpkin Spice