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[elliej1995]

Heartz stood closer to Famous as Livius came closer.
Famous turned and followed Livius into the forest with Heartz stuck to her side like glue.
Shadow nodded in agreement but hadn't seen this stallion before and was wary.

[maluruloki]

Glancing back at the small herd, Livius decided to take them only a short distance into the forest. In fact, he decided that they would keep to the edge of the thick tree growth as they waited for Canad to return.
"Here now, let's just stop here and stay in the shadows. We'll be able to see Canad approaching when he comes back," he explained softly, coming to a lazy stop under the canopy of a huge oak tree. The air here felt cool and clean and as he inhaled, he smiled from ear to ear. "This place is lovely. So different from my little place in the foothills. I think we'll be safe here." His violet eyes shifted from Equid to Equid. Looking beyond them, he flicked his ears forwards and waited for the return of the lead stallion.

[nixxiona]

canad trotted back to his herd. "had to clean up a bit. " he said, calm, flaring his nostrils. he was so lonely, he would love to see a foal of his own. "thank you livius."

[maluruloki]

Livius nodded to the deep-brown brindled lead stallion and stepped to one side.
"You're quite welcome, sir. Everyone should be accounted for. Hopefully those humans won't try this again." His deep-purple eyes flickered back towards the foothills from where Canad had descended. Where were the brown brindled stallion and the zebra-striped mare? Weren't they safe too? "I bet the humans were quite surprised to see us stand against them."

[nixxiona]

(any open mares?)

"i do not know where the other two have gone to." he said, practically reading livius's mind through his eyes.


(ah lazy post. hey you lucky duck i wanted livius, grullo is my favorite XD)

[LostGosling]

Halo

Halo gave a small, disdainful snort at the human, his legs wobbling slightly as he faced Dolce. "I've tackled worse..." he replyed suavely, trying to recover his status as "the cool outsider". He'd almost become a trophy just moments ago, the proof still dangling from his neck, and he had to remember that. He limped a little in the back as he faced Livius, the loner who'd just appeared. Listening quietly, the young stallion wondered where he'd seen this strange equid, until he mentioned that Canad had sent him. Probably a friend then. He shrugged, looking back toward where the humans had been. They were already gone, having picked up and left the instant an opening had emerged. He smirked. Good. Glancing back toward Livius, he watched skeptically as the grey equid led away Shadow and his family. He seemed nice enough, though his continuing glances toward Dolce made him slightly uncomfortable. Wait, why was he uncomfortable? She was just a random mare, one of literally hundreds out there just waiting to be wooed. She was a striking equid, stallions were going to look. That was that. He sighed, his eyes drawn to the red marks on Dolce's legs. Where the man had grabbed her. "Are you okay?" he asked solemnly, his voice braking up a little toward the end. Equids were delicate creatures, especially the mares, so she could be seriously injured. He was even starting to feel the effects of their little incident. The fact that she seemed to favor her one leg deeply concerned him.

[nixxiona]

canad trotted over to halo and dolce, standing his ears straight up. he smiled at dolce, and walk-trotted past her to halo. "halo, you were very brave. you saved half of my herd. i am, due to this, allowing you the chance to be my second in command." he said, calmly walking away without any other notice of his herd. he began to chomp on some grass, swishing his dark brown tail.

[maluruloki]

(( I do feel lucky that I even got him at all. ))

Flicking an ear towards Canad, Livius finally glanced over at him as the lead stallion calmly walked back towards the distant foothills and the two Equids. A good herd leader indeed, being able to guess what I was wondering... He sighed, looking absently around him. The herd was fine now, it seemed, and he was still alive, perhaps even able to ask the lead stallion if he could join the herd. After all, hadn't he kept the herd safe in a time of trial? Hadn't he listened and followed directions? He could have easily snaked off a mare while the stallion was occupied, but he hadn't. Frowning and taking a deep breath to calm his nerves, he followed silently in Canad's tracks back up to the scene of the skirmish. He arrived on the scene just in time to hear Canad promote the brown brindle stallion, Halo, to second-in-command. His heart dropped. Dropping his head, he stood there, ears back and eyes half-lidded in disappointment. So much for that... he muttered mentally.

(( D'aw, the DRAMAZ. ))

[LostGosling]

(( Poor Livius... yay Halo! xD Draaaamaaa.... ))

Halo

Only a few seconds after Halo spoke his last line to Dolce, he was abruptly jarred back to alertness by Canad's appearance. He seemed to have a look of dignity and purpose about him, so he straightened, keeping his tail at a neutral level. This Equid was a fearless, tolerant leader, no doubt. He really cared about his herd, not letting power cloud his judgment in any situation. Yet he was still a likeable individual. The herd leader was a crucial element to survival, a bad one meaning eventual death and dismemberment to all members involved. He'd seen such leaders in a few other herds, and it wasn't a pretty site. Distraught mares, one or two frightened stallions that hung around only because they loved their families... he'd grown up in one. Giving a friendly and questioning nicker, he turned to face Canad with another mild limp in his hindquarters. He listened carefully to the equids words, and then his mouth fell open. Second... in Command?! Of the herd?! This was huge, more huge than he'd ever expected, and he found himself speechless as he watched the leader trot off to graze. "Excuse me?" he gasped, eyes wide with shock and disbelief, unable to grasp what he'd just been told. A smile slowly grew on his face as the reality soaked in. "Oh wow, Canad... I-I would be honored to work with you." he finally managed to form, his ears pricked as he looked back to Dolce. A huge grin now resided on his face. He was so happy that he didn't even care how silly he looked. He'd forgotten all about her injuries and his for the time being, just basking in the glow of exceptance. One thing was for sure, that when he felt better, some serious strutting would definately occur.

[maluruloki]

(( Poor Livius indeed! I guess he'll have to settle for being a member of the herd...for now! Bwahaha! ))

Nodding to the herd leader as Canad walked by, he watched the lead stallion go back to grazing. It was a good move. He assumed that it would calm the remaining members of the herd to see him going about a task that required peace and safety to enjoy. His violet eyes flickered back to the newly-christened second-in-command and, for the first time in the longest time, a sprig of envy blossomed in his heart. Lucky thing... Lucky indeed. He was in the right spot at the right time. His eyelids slitted as he observed the Equid. He noted the stallion's damaged hind leg and filed it away for future mulling. The mare, well...he wasn't quite sure about what to do yet. Of course this stallion, Halo, would prance and strut. Livius readily admitted to himself that it would be hypocritical to judge him in regards to that; he would do the same were he recently promoted. Maybe the mare would fall for the strutting. Sighing slowly, Livius glanced back at the herd. There were other mares. But not like this one... Abruptly, he decided to play the good sport and slowly walked over to Halo.
"Congratulations, mate. You certainly did a fine job scaring off those humans. Hopefully you won't have to do it again in the future with that leg though, eh?" He did his best to smile sincerely.

(( I wish we had more mares involved with this. Boo. ))