Zorro
I snort and pin my ears a t the girl, but do not harm her. I paw the earth and bare my teeth slightly, but then I back up a little and look back at Maria. "Maria, I only meant that it isn't for a mare to protect her stallion. I figured you would have been around them enough that you would have realized it sort of hurts when we have a mare defending us," I my voice gets softer and then I speak up again. "And of course I want you to come back with me," I turn as Shiloh snorts and then speaks.
Shiloh
I listen to Maria and Zorro and then finally speak up when Maria directs her words to me. I pin my ears as I speak, too. "You don't even act like my mother! You were protective when I was super little, but now its as if you don't even care! When I wanted to leave, you didn't even try to stop me! Its like you didn't care if you never saw me again! And then I find Decoy again and he and shy actually make me feel like I belong! They included me in the game they were playing and they acted as if they cared. Even Riva, though she defended you, made me feel like I belonged! Zorro acts like it too. Its just you that seems not to care!!!" I half rear and pin my ears, turning and bolting into the blurry snow. The sky is getting darker now, too, so it was going to be even harder to get back home.
Decoy
I snort softly and nuzzle Shy. "Come on, its getting darker and the snow fall heavy and fast up here," I nuzzle her, pushing her toward the barn with a soft smile. "Lakota! Come on! Time for bed!" I whinny to the young filly. I swish my tail and turn to go into the barn with my family. I lay in the straw covered isle next to the stall Riva and Image are in, but I don't go in. I lay between two stalls, staring out at the falling snow.






