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morning keep the streets empty for me;;;; mandalay foaling alexei
Topic Started: Mar 18 2013, 02:43 PM (157 Views)
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The grey overo mare was slightly nervous to be back in the foaling quarry. She was sure that this foal wouldnt have any defects, but the tiniest voice in the back of her head made her doubt her instincts just slightly. She had left her blind daughter in the rift. She had never been close to the filly, but she was secretly filled with pride knowing that the young filly was probably the most capable of her siblings. She had left early for the foaling quarry, and had been waiting with anticipation for her labor to start and to get back as soon as she could. She knew if she was gone too long Hades would stop at nothing to find her and their newest child. A large part of her hoped the creature inside her was a colt. Surely that would at least help to bring her into hades's good graces.

It was almost a relief when the first of the pains hit her. She had been drinking out of a small pond outside of a cave where she had been shielding herself from the elements. She quickly made her way back to the cave where she began to pace while the pains grew worse. Back and forth she walked for a few hours before she was forced down. She closed her eyes and steadied her breathing until she was ready to relieve her body of it's burden. When she felt ready, she pushed over and over again until she felt the foal slip from her. After resting her head for a moment, the bleating of the foal was enough to bring her to lift herself to her feet, shivering as a stray breeze hit her sweat soaked pelt. In the midst of cleaning the foal she stopped herself, and laughed out loud. She was triumphant. Before her lay a perfect specimen of the male gender. SHe was even more pleased that the colt had taken on more of her traits than his father's. He was a handsome black overo, with only one spot on his side, a wide blaze and three socks. He bleated at her, irritated that she had stopped grooming him and looked directly into her mismatched eyes. He could see. Quickly she finished cleaning him and decided to test him for any other defects. "Stand up.," she said in a stern tone. Immediately the dark colored colt attempted to stand and made it on the second attempt. He bleated angrily and walked over to his mother and began to nurse vigorously. Pleased, Mandalay's mind began to settle on a name. "You will be called Alexei." There was the smallest hint of pride in her voice as she spoke. The colt simply nodded and continued to nurse until his hunger was satisfied, then curled up, curious dark eyes watching his surroundings. Exhausted, Mandalay curled up beside her new son and yawned before speaking. "Soon we will set out to see your father. He will be pleased." Alexei yawned in response and rested his head on his forelegs as the two drifted off to sleep.

The three days went by faster than the overo had expected, but in that short time Alexei had learned much. He moved with ease through the tall spring grass, had learned to swim and was quickly grasping the concept of speech. "Is it time to leave yet, mother? I am bored with this grass stuff." His voice drifted over to Mandalay as she grazed, enjoying the reprieve from the harsh landscape of Devil's rift. She sighed for a moment. She knew she had to be home soon or hades would be furious, no matter what the health and gender of their foal. She waited a moment and nodded to the young colt. "Alright then, Alexei. Its time to meet your father, Hades." With no more words to really say between them, Alexei nursed for a few minutes, topping off his stomach and the two set out for the long trek home.
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