Kirea was right, the mountain path was steep, and it even proved a challenge to Roger’s excellent stamina. Duva, however, had almost no stamina to speak off, and was already worn down after only 10 minutes of climbing up the mountain.
“I need, a breather, right, now” she exclaimed, gasping for air and wishing there was more of it here. The higher they got, the more thin the air became, and even though she controlled ice and iced weather, this iced air was different, out of her powers.
With her eye almost pulling out of her head, she did keep following the others up the mountain, surprised by how well everyone could keep on climbing. But she needed a reason to stop for a bit, get her breath back. Perhaps.. ?
Laelia looked more fragile than Kirea, somehow more vulnerable. “It’s probably in all of our interest to take a small break.” she said with her eyes on Laelia. “We don’t want to be worn down on the middle of a mountain. And Laelia, you

The day started rainy and cold. The herd, now properly grown, stood close together to give each other warmth and some protection. Especially the foals enjoyed the safety.
Kirea, on the other hand, upsets the whole thing. She had the sense of adventure, excitement! Thus, she stepped back from the herd after a while and wanted to go.
Cirrus raised his head. "Where do you want to go?"
"Somewhere, gaining for experience and adventures!" Kirea said and grinned at her father. "Or do you think you're the only one who can have adventures?"
Amused, Cirrus snorted and shook his head. "No .. you have my genes .."
Nestling against him, Kirea nodded before she parted off.
But after a short while she stopped again, because she heard Laelia's voice.
"Are you taking me with you ?!"
Kirea turned her head to look at the purple Orchid Boucle before she smiled. "Sure, You also have the sense of adventure?"
Laelia nodded and walked closer to Kirea. "Oh yes, indeed! Thank you"
Leaving the

    None of them had expected to end up in a situation as fragil of this. Hailey and Teppe had been out that day, though it had been chilly, but there had been no sign of a storm. A bit of running, a bit of relaxing, this was supposed to have been a pleasant day, until they got caught. Swampy had come out of her shell for once, getting to a new area and wanting to enjoy the day. When she had left, the sky had been clear, though it was freezing, and now she found herself in a blizzard. Wyvern and Tempest had been out on a stroll, got caught by the storm, and happened to stumble upon the other three and grouped up. No one could see anything because of the density of the snow, but they all figured grouping up would give them a better chance of survival than going off on their own, even if they had no idea who the others were.
    At least they were all  horses, and though not all horses were friendly, they were not carnivores. Not most of them in any cas

    For hours and hours I have walked now, and still no sign of this Lord of the Lands, or even of a large herd for that matter. This was not going great. It felt like I was chasing rumors and ghosts. How was I ever supposed to find this dude, sorry, Lord.
    No clue. And so I just kept on walking, in hopes of finding someone or something that would point me in the right direction. What seemed like a week passed, though in reality it was just little over a day, and still I wandered around aimlessly.
    The sun was just rising and in the distance I could see mountains rising up from the ground. Mountains, perhaps this was a place where horses would gather? Maybe the ones that would chase after riches and gems. It was worth a shot, it is not like I would stray away from my path, if I did not know where my path should lead to. The cat is both dead and alive, right?
    In the distance as i neared the mountain I could see a ma

Let it snow, let it snow....
    The loud howling of the winter wind hitting against the walls of my cave woke up me. I opened my eyes and could see nothing, utter darkness inside. I felt the tingling in my jaws coming up after which I let out three huge yawns, and a quick sneeze after.
    Pray to the deities I would not get sicks, I would have no one to care for me. I stretched out my limbs and with some effort managed to work myself up on my feet. It was obviously night still, but I did not usually wake up in the middle of the night and so I had no sense of what time it was.
    I peeked my head outside of my cave and looked around. Out here it was slightly lighter, the moon shone as little light as it could on the vast plains in front of me, but there was no sign of life yet; no sign the sun would rise soon.
    Odd. It had been almost every day fo

In the second year of my life, the first year of my solitude, the winter was especially harsh. Sometimes it would storm for days, or even weeks, leaving snow that reach up multiple meters high in some places. Not where I resided though. Over time, I got more skilled controlling the weather around me, and was always able to keep myself from being burried in the white gold. But whenever I did get in touch with the snow, or rather when I would let it get in touch with me, I felt fulfilled. As if the substance added to my being.
Yet though I felt personal comfort, I was alone, all the time. And sometimes I wishes there was another just like me, so I could share my progress and my falls with someone. But I knew of no one. I had not met any horse after I left my herd, and if there had been someone in my herd with powers, I would simply not have left. And so I was trapped in a vicious circle. Longing for companionship, scared of being rejected because of my powers, shying away from oth

    Duva walked into the clearing of the forest she had picked out a week back or so and looked around where to start. She had decided to "host" her little party here, but she still had to tidy everything up, not that it was her home but she did not want to seem sloppy. She had called in the help of some of her friends, who should arrive soon, and together they would make this place look polished as fook. Only a few minutes after she arrived, she heard another horse approaching. Looking behind her she saw it was Poppy, and to her suprise a large stallion she had brought along. She quickly trotted towards the two and licked Poppy on the cheek. "So glad you could make it Pop. And who is your friend?"
    "This is my friend Roger. He is tall, as you can see, and strong and I thought he could be of good help moving things around." Poppy said. The stallion stepped forward and greeted Duva, obviously taken in by her unique appearance.
    "I hope you do not

The first thing I remember was a cold touch covering all of my body, though at that time I didn't realise that I had a body. I was born in the northern side of the realm, where snow and cold wind had free reign. When I was born, my body temperature had instantly dropped, stinging my body with pain as if I was poked with many sharpened knifes. My mom and dad thought this was the day I got brain-damaged, cursing me with simplemindedness; thinking I had powers. But I knew different. I was able to to manipulate the snow and ice around me, even in the first few days of my life, it's just that others did not pay attention to it, or put it on Mother Nature.
In some way, it was the Mother playing with the snow, through me. I was gifted, while the others were not. Maybe this is why I was not able to stay with my birth herd for long; I never really belonged here. And so when I was old enough to stand on my own four feet, and was able to run away fast enough from predators, I took the cour

I walked closer towards the blue with white horse who had fallen down, and tried to see if there was anything I could do for her. She had wounds, and they were many. I had no idea how to tend for these, except for licking them clean. With a worried face, I knelt down beside her, and washed some of her facial wounds.
"Are you ok-..." I stopped mid-sentence as I felt a cold shiver go through my chest. Surprised I looked down, to find a feather have appeared around my neck, blacker than night and colder than ice. "Wha-..." I got silenced when the strange mare spoke.
"Please, you must take this to the Lord of the Lands. It is of great importance. You must go there as quick as you can. For the safety of our lands. Go, now !" She then pushed me away with her head, and the little strength she had left, and looked at me pleadingly. She was dying...
In my so far short life, I had no dealth with death yet, only rejection and loneliness, and even though I had come to deal with those two, I did no