At Peace (Nala/Pilate)

[rhianna4554]

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Life right now was perfect. Not only was I protected by Pilate a stallion who I trusted and cared deeply for…perhaps even loved but now I had a child also. The labour had been terrifying the memory of my past loss all too present but as soon as Pilate had arrived his soothing presence had banished the most of it. The pain had become manageable when I could focus on the warmth of his body beside me and the feel of his breath caressing my hide. It had made the rest of the labour uncomplicated when my mind was no longer fighting again my body and the natural urges to push. The result had been a healthy girl who Pilate had named after much insistence from me in the limited ways that I could…after all he was my king and our child was his firstborn. I lacked the voice also to be able to give our daughter a name. Looking at Cossette now it was hard to believe that so much time had passed since that day. She was no longer a small bundle of fur made up of mostly legs instead I found myself looking at a maturity yearling that once fragile body of hers already starting to fill out. I had tried to be a good mother to her…I tried to pour my love into every action since I could not tell her how much she meant to me. Sometimes I worried that she did not understand…that I failed to convey how important she was just like I sometimes worried that her father did not realize how deep my affections for him ran. Pilate was not with us…in fact I had not seen him during since waking up this morning but then he was probably running the borders. Still I felt his absence as always like a part of me was missing…like my soul was not whole and while having Cossette gave a welcome distraction I did not like the sensation.

OOC: Hope this is okay for you ^^

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[nala]

Pilate 

Sweat glistened on the kings back as he thundered along the boarder of his home. His patrols, at times, seemed all for not. His family dwindled to just few, but the few he patrolled for were the few that mattered. The stallion rounded an invisible corner as if a wall itself would have smashed his face in. The heat of summer rolled down around him, but the moist shade Drulan offered was a relief for any, allowing him to continue his trek at such a fast pace. He wanted to get home, to be with Laqueta and Cosette. He longed to be nearer to his family every moment he spent away.

It was known now, that Laqueta didn't speak. Pilate had known for some time before he'd admitted it to himself. The king didn't care however, his own half sister having been mute his entire life. Lycia didn't need to speak to communicate, and the same phenomena seemed to happen in the life of Laqueta, his precious. Cosette seemed to strengthen the mare's confidence considerably, and smiles often clung to the family's faces when they were in her presence. It was all too sweet to be honest. Sickening to say the least. Pilate soaked it all in, but an ominous cloud hung over him. He hid it from his love, and his daughter, of course. Deep down however, with each patrol, Pilate was waiting for the crash of reality to hit his home. The homeland was sturing, he could feel it in his bones as he thundered into the clearing where his family would surely be waiting.


ooc: Cosette will enter next post. She's off to the side of the clearing a little. 

[rhianna4554]

Like usual I sensed Pilate returning before his black hide appeared to me and I savoured it even more so now then I had before. Since Pilate had realized that I was mute he had not pulled away like I feared he would instead our bond had only seemed to strengthen. His ability to read me and I him was something that I treasured…to be without him now would be devastating. The sight of him had joy flooding through me the strength of which left me breathless for a heartbeat. Upon recovering I couldn’t help taking a step towards him out of instinct a smile quickly forming as I did so. One step became two the desire to be close to him soon spurring me to break out into a high stepping flashy trot. I did not miss the sweat covering his coat nor did I bother trying to supress the concern it caused especially with being a hot day. It did not take long to meet him halfway and upon doing so I reached for him the joy, relief and love I had for him lingering in my miss matched orbs.

Exhaling heavily my muzzle pressed against his in greeting nudging ever so slightly before I reluctantly pulled away at the sound of Cossette approaching. As much as I loved my daughter sometimes I missed the intimacy that I had once had with Pilate before her birth and while she was young. It was still there during the nights but with Cossette growing up our attention during the day was focused mainly on being parents. She was already becoming independent though so such daytime intimacies would soon return. After all my body was ready to carry a child again and with how great a father Pilate was he would probably love to have another. I wanted another with him. On impulse I stepped closer to Pilate aligning myself alongside him in the process before turning my attention to Cossette.

OOC: Darn I love this girl xD

[nala]

Pilate & Cosette.

"Da!" Came a light hearted squeak as Pilate kissed his sweet mare. The little filly was the image of his lighter siblings and cousins. Pilate had a feeling she might meet at least one of them in the near future.

"Hello, my love." He called back as she moved between the mare and stallion. Her small body squeezed perfectly between them, but had no height to black his cheek from resting against Laquetta's. The mare was silent as ever, but he could almost sense her pulse. She was so alive now. So much more alive than the time he'd found her. Her confidence bloomed when he'd offered her protection. She wasn't scared any longer, and that made Pilate happy. "Typical journey." He mused, catching her eye. "It seems we are still alone." He released a breath before mouthing at his daughter's forelock playfully. She giggled, moving to stand beside her mother, just out of reach.


ooc: I suck.