A Forest.....
You look around, through the thick trees to the waterfall below. On the grasses, near the splashing waves, is an equine! It seems to be resting, but after a very short period of time, it gets up, and comes bounding up the hill between you!
Stopping right in front of you, she says, " I am Eirin'mit, it means in your tongue, Shadow~Prizm. I'm a Chevei. A portal to my homeland is below. I am the daughter of Noretide and Tamot, and I am proud to be here" she says, and trots off down the hill. You reach out a hand, but she is already dashing down the mossy slope, and before you can call out, she's jumped headfirst into the deep pool at the waterfall's edge. She leaps out momentarily with a squeal, and shakes the water from her coat, tiny droplets, like itty bitty diamonds fly from her coat, speckling the rocks and plants nearby. She snorts, and plods up the hill again, her hooves making only the tiniest crunch on the leaves that fully cover the forest floor. Finally, she reaches you, snorts, and trots back down, plopping down on a moss covered root, and by all appearances, goes to sleep! You are about to leave when a flash of red in the trees catches your eye. You freeze, and turn slowly. Nothing. You start walking again, and there's the flash again! With your heart pouding in your chest, you whirl, fists clenched, and shout; "If there is someone out there, then show yourself!" Shaking, you look around. You wait several minutes. Finally, a medium-sized shape walks daintily from the foliage. The shape is equine, and bright red with flashes of stormy blue.
She smiles sheepishly, tossing her unusal lion tail. Looking down, you notice she has a very odd look to her, two hooves, one extra long fetlock and one paw. Her black eyes flash with indignation at your measuring look. " Do you find something strange about my appearance, human?" She hisses, spitting out the word 'human'. You look her straight in the eye, arching your brow. She glares at you, but says nothing. You cross your arms, leaning back against a nearby tree. She breathes out sulkily and looks at you. " My name is Yuubae, which means Sunset Glow. I, like Eirin, am a Chevei and a mare. I however, am much her junior and much more mutated. I, unlike Eirin, however, was bought from Arborwin through the Market, possibly the only Chevei ever to leave her realm in this manner." She says flatly, then snorts and walks smoothly away.
You watch in astonishment, until a tiny creature that resembles a miniature chevei tramples across your feet.
You are reminded of the cheerful chi
bi-melceys, living, though non-sentient creatures that lived with the melceys, and wonder if this is a similar being. A deep chuckle from the grove of fallen, moss coated nearby trees makes you fall, landing hard on your butt. The voice continues to laugh, but a shape emerges from the shadows, giving body to the voice.
It is a shape almost goatlike, with a bit of deer mixed in. He, for you assume from the horns it must be male, steps with deft grace around the fallen logs, and makes his way toward you. "I am Mysten, a Lorriam. I am of Errow and D'arcy, and I am a devilishly handsome buck." He says, grinning broadly and puffing out his chest. You look up at him and start to laugh, and he sighs, kneeling to help you get up. You mumble a thanks and an apology for laughing at his male ego, but he brushes your words aside. "No need, fair lady. You would not be the first to spot the ah-humility of me and find it humorous," He says gravely. You pat his shoulder awkwardly. As you are walking along the forest floor, you slip, and with a frantic grasp at Mysten's long shaggy coat, you tumble down the hill with a scream. When you wake up, your head spins. You look around and are shocked to be in a....
The Forest
You look around, through the thick trees to the waterfall below. On the grasses, near the splashing waves, is an equine! It seems to be resting, but after a very short period of time, it gets up, and comes bounding up the hill between you!
