Icefell, Glaze, Polemos, Lysissmach, & Innops

"What should we do now?" Innops asked, standing beside her half-sister, and swatting her tail at an aggrivating fly that nipped her hide. Of the three foals, she was the smallest and darkest in color, unlike either parent.

Lyssismach was much lighter, standing out amongst her darker siblings. Her hide was such a pale shade of gray that it appeared nearly white. However, her muzzle, main, and tail were all in stark contrast - being completely black. "Maybe Uncle Ultair can take us out to see the humans?" She suggested casually.

Polemos, standing a few feet away, perked his ears up at this. He matched more with his half-sister, being a very dark dapple grey with black legs, ears, main, and tail. "Yeah! Ultair will take us!"

"Oh no he won't." Came Icefell's stern voice, having picked up on the foals' conversation. The Orlov Trotter moved closer to them, her narrowed eyes commanding respect and obedience from the three, "You know what your father would say. You aren't yet old enough, anyway."

"But mom!" Polemos complained, flicking his ears back and stomping a hoof, "We're bored!"

Icefell softed her look and lowered her head a little to their level, "I'll tell you what; if you three are good, I will take you out to explore in an hour. Deal?"

At this, both Lysissmach and Innops moved closer, "Near the humans?"

Icefell sighed, exchanging a glance with Glaze, "Yes, near the humans. But you must prove to me that you'll be good."

The three eagerly nodded their heads, then proceeded to move of and talk excitedly amongst themselves.

Ultair

The chocolatey stallion entered the land, with a little prance in his gait as he headed for the group of two mares and three foals. After glancing behind him, he looked forward and stopped, "This is Ziggy. Ziggy, I'd like to introduce you to Icefell, her offspring Polemos and Lysissmach, Glaze and her filly, Innops."

Ziggy

Ziggy followed Ultair. "Nice place." She said, looking around at the scenery. She nodded to the mares and foals. "Good to meet you."

Sorean and Nocturnal

Cautiously, an andalusian mare trotted towards the edges of the border to Prairie falls. She nickered to the charcoal foal that followed her, and carefully began to pick her way into the land. Coming to a stop about 10 feet in, she lifted her head a neighed to the leads.

Sorean had come in search of a new home, and had come across a young foal, no more than five months old, wandering alone in the rain. Feeling she had to do something, she took the youngster under her wing as she looked for a home. The Friesian filly she had with her had told Sorean she was called Nocturnal and that she had been separated from her mother when a pack of wolves were hunting. In the confusion, she heard her mother cry for her to run, and so Nocturnal did, collapsing tired, scared and alone in complete wilderness. So she had wandered in no particular direction in search of someone to look after her.

Whilst Sorean felt for the foal, she couldn't be the motherly figure. Only to her own offspring, if she ever had any, would she take the role as mother. So she was relieved to smell plenty of females here and few males, which could mean someone here may take the foal. The alabaster mare waited patiently for anyone to come, and Nocturnal slipped beneath the adult, scared of getting lost again.

Icefell, Glaze, Polemos, Lysissmach, & Innops

"Good to meet you." Icefell greeted, showing a friendly smile. "Will you be staying with us?"

Glaze gave her greeting in a form of a nod and smile, happy to see another mare in the group.

The foals were rather distracted about the prospect of seeing human things later on, but they were polite enough to give a quick 'hi' to Ziggy. It wasn't until two more showed up that their interest was really perked.

"Hi!" Exclaimed Lysissmach, stepping forward a few paces towards Sorean and Nocturnal. Another foal to play with! "Don't be shy, we won't hurt you." Lysiss went on, seeing the obvious fear in the other.

Icefell, being the dominant mare of the herd, came forward to assess the new situation. "Hello, I'm Icefell. Do you wish to join us?"

Sorean and Nocturnal

Sorean's ears perked forward and she dipped her head. "Yes, Please. My name is Sorean, and this is Nocturnal." She nudged the foal beneath her. It was plain to see that these two could not be related for their different appearances and breeds.

Nocturnal's ears went back in fear as Lysissmach approached her, but her soothing words seemed to work as she slowly came out from beneath Sorean. She smiled weakly, tottering over, swishing her tail. "Hi, I'm Nocturnal."

Sorean, glad that the filly seemed to be making friends, took a step closer to Icefell, dropping her voice slightly. "Nocturnal is lost; her mother was nowhere to be found. She mentioned wolves, so I get the feeling she won’t find her mother again. Now, I can’t take over that role, do you know of anyone who can?"

Icefell, Glaze, Innops, Polemos, & Lysismach

"I'm Lysismach - you can just call me Lyss though." The filly explained, being very outspoken and sociable. "This is my brother Polemos, and my half-sister Innops." Lyss went on to explain, as the other two foals came forward.

"Hey, you wanna play a game?" Polemos asked, pawing at the ground a bit. "Later, mom said she'd take us to see some human stuff!"

Leaving the little ones to talk, Icefell moved closer to Sorean. "You will love this place, I am sure." Her dark eyes drifted to Nocturnal for a moment, a look of sadness showing, "I'm sorry to hear that. A leopard took a friend of ours two summers past." The mare explained in a hushed voice, recalling Epona's death. "We have a mare in the herd, Blackberry. She's very fond of the little ones, though she has been unable to have any herself. I am sure she'd love to take care of Nocturnal."

While Icefell and Sorean were talking, Glaze occupide herself with Ziggy and Ultair, "Icefell was planning to take the foals to a human garden later. It is a safe place, a few miles south of here. Would you like to join us?" She asked.