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Anna could sense that Kae'ouit was amused by her, which brought a wierd feeling into her stomach. Butterflied fluttered their wings inside her belly, sending a shiver down her spine. She watched the stallion turn his head to the sea, and she considered whether or not she liked the seaside and the ocean. Another thought fought its way inside her mind. 'I've never been to the sea.. never even walked on the sand.' But the way the waved slapped the shore, leaving behind a white foam and green strands of some slimy weed, she felt her heart quicken. Excitment welled up inside her. To frolick along the shores, splashing in the water, made her feel electrified and happy.
She turned back to Laxius and Tisane, weighing different strategies.. things to say, what to do, how to even stand up correctly. Could she even do that. A flicker of embarrassed passed across her expression as he looked down at her hooves. Her coat seemed to darken as she felt a shyness creeping into her body, seeping through her coat. SHe lashed her plume at it, angry to feel... shy? Dismissing the sudden change to her emotions, she looked up to Kae'ouit. Her tail gently brushed his flank, as the choclate mare attempted to be reassuring and comforting.
Things were going slow, and she hadn't even realized that minutes had passed since Kae'ouit had said something. It wasn't "things" that were going slow, it was her own body. Maybe it was exhaustion, she didn't know, but she mused over it, wasting precious seconds as she did so. Was she making this stallion beside her feel awkward? A tumble of words cascading from her mouth as she stammered out what to say. With a flick of her long ears, she controlled her words and kept her eyes on the ocean as she spoke. "I'd join anything if you were a part of it too." she whispered, hoping it was only for him to hear. A slight realization hit her like the blue waves hit the tan sand. Had she said that? She meant it, none the less. Nodding, with more confidence in her voice, she added. "I'll join." she said, almost matter of factly, but emotion tinting every word that left her mouth..
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The sand-colored mare stopped and turned her head back to watch the last flick of her daughter's tail. She reamiend standing still until Thunder caught up with her. She kept her head low, thinking about everything that had been said, but she flicked her long ears and pulled back her lips in a snarl, baring her teeth at the ground. 'Why should I be dwelling in the past?' she snorted inside her head. Her expression saoftened as she trotted into Bullet's herd. Him and Rissa were gone, so she lowered her head to graze.
Anna could sense that Kae'ouit was amused by her, which brought a wierd feeling into her stomach. Butterflied fluttered their wings inside her belly, sending a shiver down her spine. She watched the stallion turn his head to the sea, and she considered whether or not she liked the seaside and the ocean. Another thought fought its way inside her mind. 'I've never been to the sea.. never even walked on the sand.' But the way the waved slapped the shore, leaving behind a white foam and green strands of some slimy weed, she felt her heart quicken. Excitment welled up inside her. To frolick along the shores, splashing in the water, made her feel electrified and happy.
She turned back to Laxius and Tisane, weighing different strategies.. things to say, what to do, how to even stand up correctly. Could she even do that. A flicker of embarrassed passed across her expression as he looked down at her hooves. Her coat seemed to darken as she felt a shyness creeping into her body, seeping through her coat. SHe lashed her plume at it, angry to feel... shy? Dismissing the sudden change to her emotions, she looked up to Kae'ouit. Her tail gently brushed his flank, as the choclate mare attempted to be reassuring and comforting.
Things were going slow, and she hadn't even realized that minutes had passed since Kae'ouit had said something. It wasn't "things" that were going slow, it was her own body. Maybe it was exhaustion, she didn't know, but she mused over it, wasting precious seconds as she did so. Was she making this stallion beside her feel awkward? A tumble of words cascading from her mouth as she stammered out what to say. With a flick of her long ears, she controlled her words and kept her eyes on the ocean as she spoke. "I'd join anything if you were a part of it too." she whispered, hoping it was only for him to hear. A slight realization hit her like the blue waves hit the tan sand. Had she said that? She meant it, none the less. Nodding, with more confidence in her voice, she added. "I'll join." she said, almost matter of factly, but emotion tinting every word that left her mouth..
SandStorm looked up and realized the mare was talking to him. His head cocked slightly, as he mused over the fact that she was the one who had begun to leave. He eyed Sinner for a moment; what game was she playing out? He threw the thoughts out as a smile lit up his face and he trotted after her. "Who could ever do that?" he snorted in a mock expression of being shocked. He grinned and flicked his ears.