Eli/Nicole/Fox

Eli sighed and looked into the bushes. When he was sure that nothing was going to emerge from then, he turned to his horse. "Here boy!" He called.

Nicole was nearly stunned. Wolves and cats had just attacked, and Jake was right about Daggar. What more could go wrong? Fox sensed her anxiety and barked. Nicole smiled and looked down at the dog, then went into the house. She came out with a carrot, which she gave to Eli. "For your horse." She said.

Eli held the carrot out to Shadin.

Shadin

Shadin stood there silently, recovering from the recent attack, before turning at the sound of his human's voice. His auds flickered, and at first he didn't move, but finally he felt he was able to lift his limbs. He made his way slowly to Eli, snorting, feeling just a bit woozy from the loss of blood on his neck. It had stopped dripping, though the wound was fairly deep.
Sniffing eagerly at the carrot then, he reached out painfully and lipped in up hungrily. Then he chewed, finding it very much to his liking. That sweet carrot taste was welcoming to his taste buds.

Eli/Ziggy

Eli smiled when Shadin showed satisfaction with the carrot. It has occurred to him a few times that he didn't know the horse's name. That didn't matter to him. He just called Shadin 'Horse' anyways.

Ziggy trotted out of the trees. "Hey!" She called. "Who are you?" She tossed her head a few times.

Shadin

Shadin soon finished off his carrot, eating it down easily. The blood from his wound had dried now, and he was slowly beginning to feel better.
Then, the unknown mare caught his attention. Lifting his head quickly, auds pricking, he simply gave a snort. "Who are you?" he shot back at her, wondering, but not wanting to say anything until he knew of her.

Contessa

The dun hued mare had been slinking through the forested area of the property, keeping her head low. Her hooves made soft thuds against the ground, which would easily give her position away-- if only they were louder. She walked as if on air, barely making a noise.
Then she turned, watching the going ons out of the corner of her eye. She would remain hidden for as long as she could. Maybe she could stir up something. Humans had always been on her bad list, and they would always try their luck at catching her. If not that, then just getting on her nerves. So she stayed quiet, sticking to the shadows.

Eli/Ziggy

The mare laughed. "I'm Ziggy. Now tell me who you are." She said cheerfully.

Eli watched the Spanish Mustang mare as if it wasn't anything different from what he witnessed every day of his life. He could not see Contessa from where he was.

Shadin

Shadin narrowed an eye, only staring at her from his position. "I'm Shadin. Why did you come here?" he then asked, not yet ready to be so trusting of someone so new. How could he, after such an attack? This was just a horse, but one could never be too sure.
Just then, he caught the scent of Contessa. He only lifted his head higher, nares flaring.

Contessa

Contessa continued to watch from where she stood, silent and still. It just about disgusted her that a mare would come to such a place. Didn't she know it was dangerous? The dun girl didn't care though, that mare could do what she wanted. Contessa didn't care.
Suddenly, a twig sticking out from a bush scraped against her side as she stepped past it, causing her pelt to twitch, and she had to turn her neck and reach back to nip furiously at her flesh. As she did so, she lost all focus and rustled the brush around her.

Eli/Ziggy

Ziggy tapped her hoof on the ground. "Hi, Shadin!" She exclaimed. "I guess I just started wandering and came here."

Eli's attention drifted to Contessa when the bushes began rustling. "Hello?" He asked nervously. "Who's there?"

Contessa

Contessa brought her head back around quickly, snapping her neck back into place, rustling the brush even more. However, she didn't quite care this time, though she knew the human's attention was on her now. Her auds flickered at the sound of the human voice, but she paid it no heed.
Snorting lightly now that her cover was given away, she started taking long strides through the bushes again, soon bursting out of the foliage into total sunlight. A squeal escaped her maw as she gave a rear, as she usually did when a human saw her, or otherwise, and then slammed her fore hooves deep into the grassy soil.

Shadin

Shadin only stared at the mare with a confused look. "Wha?" he began. He didn't quite know what was going on, since he never seen a horse just pop out of nowhere, all happy looking. He then gave a snort, shaking his mane. "Well, you'de better watch out," he then stated, flicking his banner. He meant both of humans and any preditors that may be lurking around, and it seemed that right after he said that, Contessa burst out of the foliage. Startled, he backed away a bit, auds flickering back. He didn't speak, though, simply wondered what everyone else would do.