*- Do You Have A Prayer?-*

[koya304]

A dark figure bolted onto the ice. It was a mare, a mare of darkness. Her hide, her face, her body. Every bit of her screamed darkness as she ran along the ice, her hooves making a cracking noise every time one hit the ice. She sounded like lightning as she ran. A storm coming to these lands, making them even colder and harsher than they had been.

She was a blur because she was running but she contrasted against the ice and snow. her banner pushed against her neck but some how it still floating in the wind. It was black though every now and then it had a strand of reddish hair. The same happened in her tail as it flew behind her, tossed in the wind like a rag doll. The rest of her bodice was just black even her feathering on her legs. Well almost everything.

Her eyes showed silver, almost matching the area around her though they held, mischief and wonder. She was a Frisian, her body built strong naturally and made stronger by her mind and muscles. She was a tough mare and any stallion that wanted to claim her would have to be dark and strong.

She saw a lone tree on the ice, Its limbs were bare of leaves and life. It had been killed long ago, though she wondered how it still stood. She wanted to look at it so she quickly jumped from the ice to a patch of snow slowing instantly to a canter and then a trot. So she stayed at that speed as she began her approach to the tree. Looking at its limbs and trunk, thinking. Her hooves silent on the snow.

She approached the tree and looked around. The tree was in a semi circular corner of the land. A large hole in the side were she had come in and another, smaller path coming in from the outside world. She had more than one way to get out of here if needed. ice made a ring on the ground near the wall. Then a circle of snow surrounded the large tree.

It was huge, going up a good 50 feet into the air. Now she looked up into it. Parts of its limbs were broken off. Probably from the storms that created this place. So she stood there looking up into the tree looking it over, not looking at the world around her.

She would be able to hear if any one larger than a bunny came close to her. She knew she would be noticeable for she was black and this place was white she couldn't blend in if she wanted to but she just stood. Waiting and looking, listening and thinking.

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Black death trotted calmly over the icy landscape. He snorted as he scented the mare and he half reared, neighing to her. His strong muscles stood out on his black coat as he turned his head to look at his sister, whom had shied at his sudden half rear. "It's ok Cry, there's just another horse out here and I just want to see who it is." He comforted his sister before going into a canter towards where the scent was coming from, expecting his sister to follow him as she usually did.

[koya304]

She looked down from the tree looking to see who it was that had neighed to her. She smelled two horses, a mare and a stallion. She wondered what a couple would be doing in the claiming grounds. Also why would they be neighing to her a mare who was obviously here to be claimed. It was peculiar to her though she left it be if they attacked she would fight that was how it was done.

For now she stood with the wind playing with forelock, blowing it across her face and eyes. She held a strong stance not defensive or offensive just strong showing that she was dark, and powerful. wondering what a stallion would think of a mare this dark. So she waited for them to arrive.

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Black Death slowed to a trot and then a walk as he neared the mare, the yearling filly pushed against him as she stayed close, obviously already fearful of this new mare. Death didn't do anything, just ignored his sister as he lowered his head for a moment to the mare in greeting but he brought it back up to it's usual proud level as he arched his neck. "Greetings Vixen. I am Black Death and that is Cry For Help. She's a bit fearful of strangers though." His tone was emotionless as he spoke and his face too held no emotion as he motioned his sister when he introduced her before rturning his gaze back on the mare.

[koya304]

As the stallion approached she saw that the female that ran with him was not a mare but a filly. As he introduced the two she bowed to him and waited for the filly. For now though she looked to the stallion that stood before her. " I am Leravix." She said her name with pride. No one else had a name like hers and they probably never would not even a foal that she would have would take on her name. She was cold though. She didn't mean to be but that was how she was.

Now she turned back to the filly looking at her and asked her to speak though she spoke not a word. She was strong. If she and this stallion became leaders of a herd this foal would be banned when she was three but those were things that didn't need to be disused now.

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The filly stepped backwards and basically hid behind her big brother. Death looked at her but then turned back to the mare, "Strange name." His voice had a cold hint to it, he didn't quite like the way that the mare was trying to get his poor sister to speak.

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She looked back at the stallion wondering what she had done to scare the filly. she wasn;t trying to be scary even if she came off like it. Now she spoke though trying not to seem as scary, softening her voice. "It is indeed." Now that she thought about it her name did seem strange.

She still looked to the foal waiting for her to speak. Not trying to be scary. She didn't want her ticket out of here running off scared.

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The filly turned her head away so that she couldn't see the mare but she knew that she was looking at her. Death's face was still emotionless and so was his svoice as he spoke again. "She'll get used to you and then start talking." He decided to tell the mare so that she would know just to give it some time.

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With that the mare turned back to the dark stallion that stood before her. He was strong but she wondered by he would be traveling with a filly that wasn't his. Even if it was why would she be following him and not her dame. It was a very questionable event but she let it be focusing on getting into his lands and out of this coldness.

When she spoke to him she knew she was being blunt but she was getting very cold. "What of your lands Black Death." She thought now that when she went she would be the only mare there. For not many dark mares would be following a stallion that had a filly with him. Though she had reasons. She needed a place to stay and perhaps on a later date she would simply challenge him for his lands.

When she spoke again her voice was one of a true vixen. Draped in mystery and love though she still seemed a little cold. "I wish to see them." With that she waited for him to respond. Her face holding the same qualities as her voice had.

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He glanced back at his young sibling before turning back to the mare. Before he could reply to her words however the filly moved out from behind him to stand almost next to the mare in front of him, watching him. She was probably wondering what lands the mare was talking about. ”As do I, vixen. We have been travelling for a while now but we still have not ventured upon land that has seemed good enough to me. There have been only lands for the weak that I have found and I do not wish to live in such a land.” His words were once again emotionless as he ignored his younger sibling. He knew that she too was weary and that she wanted to just get to a home and stay there but she would just have to be brave for a while and travel with him.

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OOC- opps.

She looked at the stallion. Wondering what a stallion without lands was doing going around claiming mares. After all he would have no place to take them to.

Again she spoke very bluntly. "Pardon?" it seemed to ask why and what he was talking about but at the same time it was polite. She looked at the foal as it walked closer to her almost standing at her side. She lowered her maw down to the filly's face so that they could smell each other.

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Black Death watched the mare. ”We are still on our way to see our own home.” He decided to put I tin simpler terms so that the mare might actually understand him, not that his former words had been hard to understand. He waited and glanced back at his sister who was glaring at him.
”You’re a liar, Death.” Her words were angry and harsh, not at all fitting her innocent you face. She kept glaring at him angrily, ignoring the mare. He had told her before that they would have been there by now, he told her that they would be there tomorrow, every day but they never got there.

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She looked from the filly to the stallion. She had understood his words but she still wondered. "Do you have a land or not Black Death."
Her voice was harsh and questioning but it turned back into the sweeter version when she turned her focus back to the filly.

"As for you, your name does not suit you Cry." Her face was covered with a proud expression. It was hard to make her very proud and she wondered if the filly could sense this. She had made her slightly proud but not all the way it would take a lot to do that. For now though she turned back to the stallion forgetting any proud ness and resuming her harshness.

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The stallion nipped the filly hard on the flank. She shouldn’t speak out like that when she had no reason too and he was angry too now. ”You should learn to shut your mouth like all good little fillies.” He told her in hissing tones but then turned back to the mare. ”I do have a home. We just have not been there yet.” He told her matter-of-factly.
The filly accepted the nip and lowered her head, looking ashamed as she moved away from the two horses. Like a dog with it’s tail between it’s legs.

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She looked at him with a strange look she was happy and flirty well as much as was possible for her anyway. Though if you looked deep enough you could see a little harshness.

She disagreed with punishing the filly for being bold. It was an admerable trait. Though now all you could seen on her face was daring and mischief. She walked to the side of the filly who had walked away. Then she looked back at the stallion. "Lets go see it then." she was daring him to go now and not later.

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Black Death was a little surprised by what the mare said, now? He didn’t know where it was exactly but he had no choice but to find it now. He snorted and started trotting in the general direction that he thought it was in. The filly just followed him out of habit even though she was tired and hungry and just wanted to have a home.

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The mare followed the stallion wispering into the filly's ear.

"Don't listen to him. Its good to be bold. It throws silly stallions off."

She was talking so softly that the stallion wouldn't be able to hear but that was fine. Her and the foal shared a little joke now.

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The filly smiled at the mare but when her brother glanced at them she stopped smiling and lowered her head in fear but she kept following him, walking beside the mare.

Ooc: you can start a post in his lands if you want.

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