The Magical Herd

You follow Chaser up and down a few hills. This wasn't a problem for any of the Serian, but you were quite winded by the end of it. Fortunately, as you reached the top of another hill, you could look down upon several Serians grazing in the morning sun. You noticed the two green coloured ones first.

The darker stallion looked up at the arriving group. He nudge the mare and she too gazed as you worked your way down to them.

"Father, Elegance, I found others!" Chaser exclaimed as he raced ahead. For a moment you wondered if the stallion was named Father or was Chaser's father. It was soon resolved as he introduced himself as Bramble.

Through the confusion, you eventually learned that Bramble was Elegance's and Chaser's sire. Their dam was Nova but she was somewhere else. They had all belonged to the Circle of Nova's Light, including Feather, a gentle white mare who had just walked up to see what all the excitement was all about.

And there began a great deal of discussion between the seven Serians. Except for Petal, all had had others bonders once before. All had different tales to tell of what it was like to be bondless and what it was like to be found again. How they had stood at the Festival, not being able to participate in it, but just waiting and hoping someone would find them a home.

Then they began discussing their home. Bramble complained that there weren't enough trees here, even though you could see that the forests started not that far away. The others had no complaints, enjoying the sun and rain and grass. There was certainly room to run here and no lacking in adventures to be had.

And run one stallion did. He was blue in colour, his back glittering in the sunlight. He stopped abruptly when the saw the others and veered towards the group. His sides were heaving for breath as he kept glancing back nervously.

Everyone just stared at him. "I never thought I'd get away from there. The Festival ended and still no one had taken me home. I felt so...so...rejected. No one wanted me in their Realm. I wondered what was wrong with me...then SunBlind came, and opened the pen where I was being held. She told me to come here, to the hills, where I would find others. I didn't stop running till I got here."

The others gathered about excitedly, telling him he was most welcome here, they were glad that he got out. Eventually you learn that his name is River and that his altar was Sacred Sea. Soon he had calmed down, he seemed to accept the fact that this wasn't a dream, that he really was safe and had a home now. The others tell him what they know about his place, and their own stories about being abandonned.

Eventually you wander off, knowing you didn't fit in. Wanting them to have a chance to get to know each other and their new home.