The Mythical School For Strange Creatures

[pegahorn97]

As if on que Shadow walked through the trees to Elle's side. "This is Shadow. He helped me", Elle replied.

[Phantasmagoria]

"Oh, at least I wasn't awake, I have an irrational fear of horses." Ziala said as she slowly walked towards the horse.

[pegahorn97]

Shadow walked forward a gently nuzzled her shoulder. She is strong, but I'm glad I helped you, he mind spoke to Elle. "He said he's glad he helped", Elle said.

[Phantasmagoria]

"Tell him I said thank you, unless he can understand me." Ziala said, reaching her hand out flat and caustiously towards Shadow.

[pegahorn97]

Shadow nodded, then pressed his muzzle against Ziala's hand. Elle giggled. "He said he understood you", she said, grinning.

[Phantasmagoria]

"Good, I didn't know if a horse could understand me!" Ziala said as she reached up to scratch behind it's ears, old Midnight's favorite spot. "He reminds me of Midnight, except for-" she stopped as she remembered what happened that day.

[pegahorn97]

Elle felt Ziala's pain. "What happened?", she asked kindly, with pure interest. Shadow was nodding in pleasure at his favorite spot being scratched.

[Phantasmagoria]

"There was a wolf pack that I got along with, and I was riding her one day on the trail, one of them darted out in front of her and she totally flipped out, she stepped on the wolf, and the impact from hitting the ground made me turn wolf... Needless to say, she never trusted me again, she stepped on my front left leg in wolf form, and it's always been fragile because she crushed it..." Ziala siad, wiping the tears from her eyes then added quietly "She was the only friend I had..."

[pegahorn97]

Shadow nuzzled her in affection and sympathy. "I'm sorry, it's just sometimes hard for animals to understand what's happening. She was probably thinking how could my owner and friend turn into one of my predators and enemies? It's hard for them", Elle said, speaking from experience. Considering her connection to animals, and her ability to shapeshift to them, she pretty much understood every aspect of their minds.

[Phantasmagoria]

"We had to put her down, she broke her back legs because she landed on them wierd, trying to get away from the wolves. We found out after a month of keeping her off her legs as much as possible, she was in major pain." Ziala said as she stared out into the distance.