Wild Mountain Equids: Feral Habitations V2

[anomaly.]

Esperanza
" Oh its spanish for hope. My mothers name is faith and my fathers is spanish. He does speak it also. I dont know much." I say. I beam toward her. I liked this mare. I smile. Before i know we have wandered off. I see a cave ahead.
' Oh my gosh! Want to explore that?" I ask.

[Ralonica]

Kirian
With Risa, Raelyn, Freddy and Esperanza.
Mood: Lively
He is crushing on no-one

Kirian's ears pricked up. "Yes... there does seem to be a cave." he said, looking into the distance. "Let's get a bit closer so we can have a better view of it."

[Soriams]

((Anyone needing and Equid to RP with, Zach is technically free. I'm just posting to try and keep up.))

Zachariah
Location:
Beaver Meadow ->
Back in the Canyons
Companions:
Only his imagination.

Grazing contentedly, Zach slowly works his way across the meadow with his long tail swishing through the grass behind him. The night is cool and peaceful, only the calls of late-season crickets and the occasional owl accompany the happy burble of the brook. Finding himself happily full and content for a change, he ventures over to the small stream to drink from it's cool waters. However, it seems as though fate has other designs for him, and just as his hooves touch the pebbled bank everything around him goes quiet, the crickets silenced in mid note. Spooked by the sudden quiet, Zach's head shoots up and he snorts irritatedly, ears pricked forward. Within moments the source of anxiety in the meadow materializes out of the darkness in front of him: a scruffy looking brown coyote with golden eyes pushes his way out of the grass on the opposite bank. Not this time, clever little canid. I'll not let one little 'yote chase me off. Zach's ears pin back and he stomps the ground with his front hoof, taking a threatening step forward. They little coyote jumps in surprise, but does nothing more than blink at him, showing no fear of the white equid. "Begone! Off with you, you mangy beast!" Zach nickers, a thin thread of fear cracking in his voice like a threat, but the coyote still refuses to budge.

The canine's uncharacteristic courage is soon explained when two more of his brethren slink out of the grass, heads held low as they too lock eyes with Zach. Oh dear... Time to run. He slowly begins to back away from them, nostrils flared and filled with their musky scent. Sensing that they have the upper hand, the coyotes too advance and set their paws into the water's edge. For what seems like an impossibly long moment, the adversaries stand motionless as if daring one another to make the first move. It is Zach who looses, and he wheels away from them, bolting back through the grass towards the river canyon.

Zach is fast, but the coyotes are determined, and more than once in his mad dash he finds himself having to lash out with hooves to keep them off his back. One kick connects with a sickening sort of crunch, and he sends one of the coyotes flying, but that does little to deter the other two, and his feet have no sooner touched the ground then they are on him again. Yet salvation looms up in front of him, dark against the dark sky as the cliff-face rears up out of the river. Reaching it's stony embrace in just the nick of time, he leaps up with surprising height and agility to bound up the vertical slope. Leaving his earthbound attackers behind, Zach doesn't stop until he finds a little ledge just wide enough for him to plant all four hooves on it. The howls and angry barks of the pack of coyotes echos up to him, but it is obvious that they have no way of following him up the cliff. Feeling triumphant and smug though his heart still pounds in his ears, Zach whinnies back down at them: "So close and yet so far, you'll never catch me unless coyotes have grown wings under those tails!"

[SingTheRain]

Risa's eyes widened as she saw the cave. "It looks like good shelter," she commented. Then turning to Esperanza, she said, "My name is Egyptian. It means 'sands of the village'. I like yours better."

[anomaly.]

Esperanza
I smile. I prance into the cave. I look around.
" Come on risa! girls only Kirian!" I say throwing back my head to laugh. It echos.

[Ralonica]

Kataya
With Kirian, Risa, Raelyn, Freddy and Esperanza.
Mood: Overjoyed
She likes Dusk's company...
but isn't quite sure if she 'likes'
him or not.

Kataya stepped away from Dusk, laughing playfully. She ran up the hill, swiftly, hardly making a noise. After some time, she slowed down, humming to herself, a light, uplifting tune. Suddenly, she stopped, and froze. She could hear voices, very nearby. She took a few steps down, planning to ambush the group of equids that was nearby. The voices came much closer, and Kataya crouched, getting ready. Then, at the right moment, she sprang from the bushes, right in front of a small band of equids. The stallion that was leading the group snorted in fright, then Kataya cried out with glee, as she recognised him. "KIRIAN!" she neighed, joyfully. "Where have you been? I have missed you so much!" she said, walking up to him and playfully swatting him with her tail.

Kirian
With Risa, Raelyn, Freddy, Esperanza and Kataya.
Mood: Lively
He is crushing on no-one

Kirian walked closer to the cave, and he picked up speed, eager to check it out. Then, suddenly, a chestnut blur appeared in front of him, and he snorted in unexpected fright. Then, suddenly Kirian's face broke into a smile, as he realised. He looked at the small filly in front of him, who was taller than him by a smidgen, and he whinnied with delight. It was Kataya. As she cried his name, Kirian stepped towards her, and when she swatted him with her tail, he playfully returned the favour. In answer to her question, Kirian smiled. "I've been to the moon and back." he said. "And picked up some astronauts on the way." he said, smiling.

[SingTheRain]

Risa smiled and walked over to Kirian. "Who's this?" she asked, looking at Kataya. She wasn't sure if they were siblings, or just really close friends. She didn't think Kataya was one of Kirian's former mares; unless she had been stolen, the bond was so close Risa found it hard to believe Kataya would leave Kirian alone.

[anomaly.]

Esperanza
I frown. I look at risa. I stand in the cave. I asked her to come in. I guess i will just wait.

[Ralonica]

Kirian
With Risa, Raelyn, Freddy, Esperanza and Kataya.
Mood: Lively
He is crushing on no-one

Kirian walked up to Risa. "This is Kataya, a really good friend of mine. We were..." suddenly, Kirian found himself being cut off by Kataya. He snorted, then tried to stop swishing his tail when she said that he was her brother. When she finished talking, Kirian began again. "We were friends as foals. Really close friends." he said, then looked over to where Esperanza was hiding in the cave.

Kataya
With Kirian, Risa, Raelyn, Freddy and Esperanza.
Mood: Overjoyed
She likes Dusk's company...
but isn't quite sure if she 'likes'
him or not.

Kataya stepped up to Risa. She smiled at the mare, while she heard Kirian trying to explain who she was. Kataya laughed, and interrupted him. "His my brother." I say, smiling at the look of annoyance on Kirian's face. "From another mother." I add, cheekily. "I've known Kirian for yeeeeaaaaars." I say, to the mare. I smile, as Kirian continues to talk to the mare.

[~*Waffletastic!*~]

Marlenna


She laughed she thought it was quite obvious that Laxius here didn't like the dark.
"Nah- s'all good, friend"
She grinned

Do you have a band or herd? You think if you do i could get some help?"