Isles of Somewhere | Sequel Rp

     Apollo watched Nysa a bit confused, but he was happy to see her on her hooves. She had him a bit worried. Well they were all worried. Though Nysa just went to graze seeming to be just fine. Well she was. Though Apollo just looked at his feathers. He hated it whenever Nysa did that. Nysa knew he hated it, but she only did it every once in awhile. Still though it gave her and probably some of the others a good laugh.

     Though he looked at Smoke happy to see her out and about as well. She didn't need to explain things even if he was a bit curious. "Good to see you out and about Smoke." Apollo said with a smile. He figured she'd need some time to get used to things, and that the group might bombard her. Apollo would rather give her some space if she needed it. Instead he just went back to grazing while keeping a eye on the stallion.

     Nysa just flicked her longish tail around as she grazed happy to be back with everyone. Though she couldn't help but to look at this mysterious stallion. She didn't recognize him. Not at all. Nysa was curious about who he was, but not in a good way. Nysa then looked over at Esmeray deciding to go over to him, "So...is that stallion really looking for Minette? I've never seen him, and as far as I know Eclipsetess or Minette never mentioned him.." she said as she looked over at Lichanura. Right now he seemed harmless, but that could change.

      "Did he say who he was at all or why he was looking for her?" she asked as she looked back over at Esmeray. "What's he even doing here still?" she asked even if Esmeray didn't have an answer, but she tried anyway. Nysa was wanted to make sure she knew everything the others knew. Though she kept looking over at Lichanura, "Maybe I could get him to talk.." she mumbled.

Smoke nodded and smiled at Apollo before she walked away, to somewhere else within the herd, as Esmeray was watching her and making sure that Smoke stayed within or next/close to the herd, then Esmeray turned his attention to Nysa, who asked him a couple or more questions.

"He is. But he has to be connected in some way just to look for her, and even heading in the same direction as us. And he's also coming with us, he was just waiting until you girls were better, then he would travel with us. And I agree that we don't recognize him, though Minette did usually study her mother more than anyone else, so she would have known something that we didn't. And Raven would be the best friend/cousin to her, so she would know something that can answer why the stallion is following us." Esmeray told Nysa, though he was still answering Nysa's question.

"And the stallion only mentioned that he was a former God, nothing more, but he needs to prove that himself. But we all know- well minus you, but we all in the group know that Faith has gotten rid of a lot of bad god's and possibly goddesses, he could've been possibly one of them, but we need to hear it from his words." Esmeray told Nysa, though he watched her and he could tell that she still was curious of the stallion, little or less, wouldn't matter anyways. Well to some degree at least.

"And don't think of going over to Lichanura, I don't want to actually fight that stallion, I only stood my ground to protect the group and you guys, making him stay over there with a certain pack of wolves watching and keeping him away from us. But I don't want you going over there in case he would do something to you, something bad or worse.. I don't want anything happen, so I don't take chances. Alright Nysa? I'm just keeping you from making a big mistake and a regret that you would regret later." Esmeray told Nysa again, this time he actually told Nysa to stay in the herd or else a terrible consequence or an action would occur and he didn't want Nysa to be hurt or scared from said action or consequence. Which was really sweet but a little much for Nysa, even if she wanted to know more about Lichanura.

     Nysa snorted a bit as she looked at Esmeray, "We can't just let him join us. Something isn't right about him. I knew that much the second I looked at him." she said seeming to not like the idea of Lichanura coming along with them at all. "Are you sure that's the right call? We don't need to worry about another stallion causing us harm, and we don't want to bring him to Minette..wherever she is.." she sighed. 

     Though Nysa pinned her ears slightly, "She's my cousin too y'know. I've spent a lot of time with Minette too over the years." she said almost offended, "It could be possible that Minette doesn't know him though..like nothing about him.." she said knowing it could have been a possibility. Nysa did look at Lichanura for a long moment studying him. She seemed to be just fine. She just wanted to know about this stallion.

     Nysa looked back at Esmeray though unsure if she heard him correctly. "A god? I didn't know gods could become mortals..." she said looking down for a moment before she looked back at the stallion. Esmeray was right though. She didn't know about Faith getting rid of numerous gods. Sometimes she really hated being the youngest. It was different now that they were older, but sometimes she still hated it.

     Nysa snorted pinning her ears a bit again, "But you just said that he needed to prove it! That he has to say it." she said. She was definitely more her normal self then she had been probably all day. "Those wolves won't be there the entire time if you're letting him come with us. What will you do then?" she asked proving a bit of a point there. "He hasn't shown any signs of hurting us since he's been here as far as I know." she said looking at Lichanura.

     "My mother taught me to take care of myself and how to protect myself..to a level, but I'm not a foal anymore Esmeray. None of us are. Someone will have to talk to him to make him prove himself. Can't do that if you won't let any of us." she said with a small snort. It was clear Nysa had some of her mother's spirit, but she knew she had to be wary of stallions she didn't know. Her coat was one of a kind...stallions like Phoenix would be sure to want a mare like her.

     Though Nysa just snorted, "Ugh fine!" she said unhappily as she turned around walking off. Apollo was walking over to the two only when Nysa stormed past him. Apollo watched her confused. She was just fine a minute ago, and now she was storming off? He looked over at Esmeray confused about what happened. Nysa just walked off a bit. Not too far, but she just stood by herself to cool down. 

Esmeray sighed as he put his head to the ground, but he just stayed where he was, since he wanted to give Nysa some space, as usual of a mare that's mad, but Esmeray also respected Nysa. Meaning Esmeray respected all mares, though he did look over at Lichanura, Esmeray was just thinking of what Nysa said.. She was right but Esmeray only wanted the best out of everyone. Even if it means to protect them more. But he did stop at a degree and let everyone do their own thing.

"Do you think I'm being too protective? I mean overprotective?" Esmeray asked Apollo, the stallion than looked up at Apollo, with a confused face that was asking for an answer.

"I mean I can see it when I'm just trying my best out here, we only have each other to live on, until we reach our destination. Wherever or whatever it is.. Besides rescuing Minette of course, I know she means a lot to everyone.. I can see it." Esmeray said, he did look down and put his head to the ground again, but he also sounded sad mostly because he was just thinking of what Nysa said, which made him think even harder about who or what Lichanura was, though the stallion didn't realize that Lichanura was near the herd, again.

Until Esmeray realized that he felt being watched, he looked up at where the piercing eyes came from, which was Lichanura standing near the herd, smiling creepily at Esmeray, with his eyes not taken off of Esmeray for the entire sentence or time that Lichanura stood there.

But Esmeray than got up and asked why and what Lichanura needed, the stallion only watched Esmeray, I mean everyone was curious of Esmeray's and even Raven's coats, but Lichanura just watched Esmeray get up but he was also still looking at the spot where Esmeray layed. Creepy..

Though Esmeray told Apollo to back up since Lichanura might've wanted to fight, and Esmeray also said that some stallions would by far want a herd like what Esmeray was in, since it was mostly young mares, so Esmeray might've suspected that Lichanura wanted the herd for himself.

But as Esmeray prepared himself for a fight, he watched as Lichanura still looked at the ground until he ran and flung Esmeray into the air with just his head, Moonlight was taken into shock when she saw that Lichanura flung Esmeray into the air just by his head alone, the stallion might've been tougher than what the group suspected.

But Lichanura then ran to Esmeray's spot and somehow revealed a secret, a secret as the grass Esmeray layed on was fake, the grassy spot under Esmeray was flipped up and contained something underneath, but Lichanura took it before Moonlight was even fast enough to take it.

"Hey!" Moonlight shouted, Lichanura than looked at Moonlight with that grin of his still plastered onto his face, Moonlight only took her hind leg back and Lichanura just walked up to her, she was much shorter compared to the stallion as Moonlight was alarmed, worried, and fearful as well as nervous as she didn't expect the stallion to actually walk to a mare like that.

Though Esmeray came back from being in the sky as Smoke had her magic out and made a soft pillowy substance appear for Esmeray as he landed on it and then the substance faded, though Smoke's horn also faded away and disappeared, but Lichanura looked up at Smoke but only frowned at her.

"What d you got against some mares? My friends?" Esmeray asked Lichanura, the stallion was mad but his voice also somehow got distorted and turned deep as Lichanura shook up and looked at Esmeray with fear in his eyes, that was when the stallion put the purple object on the grass and ran off into the woods for the time being.

"Bet he'll come back, but why did Esmeray's voice sounded like that when he said "My friends"? Its creeping me out.." Raven spoke first, than Moonlight asked last, which was true in all honesty, but Esmeray wouldn't have the answer as he was too scared by that voice that took over him for a minute or two.

     Nysa just wanted everyone to be safe just like Esmeray. It was part of who she was. She didn't like this stallion one bit. She only wanted to speak with him to get some of the answers they all needed. Not just for them. For Minette too. The last thing she needed was for another stallion to go after her. Nysa was just protective just like everyone else she knew. Though she probably was just like her mother in more ways then she thought.

     Apollo watched Nysa for a moment before he looked at Esmeray. At first he wasn't too sure on how to answer his question, but he tried anyway, "Uh..well...I mean we are all protective of each other right now.." he said unsure of what to really say, "We're all going through a lot. We only have each other. Though we have to treat everyone equally...including Nysa even if she is the youngest of all of us."

     Apollo sighed, "Minette is one of us. She's family. Especially to Nysa. Well..I guess we're all family in a way, but you know what I mean." he said, "We're trying to figure out what we're going to do next. None of this will be easy. I know that much. We just have to do our best." he said. It was clear Apollo inherited some of his mother's wisdom. He may have looked like his father, but Apollo was nothing like him.

     Though Apollo didn't even notice the stallion had gotten closer to them. When Apollo looked at him, he shivered at the creepy smile on his face, "Nysa might have been right.." he mumbled as he backed away quite a bit without a fuss. Apollo wasn't much for fighting, but he never really had to anyway. Either way Apollo just stood there nervous as to what was going to happen next.

     Nysa just cooled off away from everyone else until she got the feeling that something was wrong. She turned around seeing Esmeray and Lichanura look like they were about to fight, but Lichanura had just flung Esmeray into the air with just his head. Nysa wasn't sure what to do, but maybe Esmeray was right. Maybe he would have hurt her if she tried to talk to him. Though Nysa stayed back and watched. She had only just gotten better, but she didn't know what to do. What she did do was study everything the stallion did..every movement he made. 

     Nysa watched as Lichanura somehow took something before anyone could get a look as to what it was before going up to Moonlight. That was when Nysa stepped up. Her ears pinned, horn glowing, markings glowing, and her necklace glowing.. Though she stood only a few feet behind Moonlight. "Touch her and you're done." she warned showing she wasn't messing around.

     Though that was when Esmeray returned and spoke to the stallion. His voice had somehow changed in a odd way, but it was enough to scare of Lichanura. Nysa calmed down as she went over to Esmeray making sure he was alright, maybe she got a bit close to him, but then she looked at the strange purple object. She used her magic to pick up the item, "What is this thing..? Why was he after it?" she asked looking at the others a bit unsure of what just happened, but she was sure he wouldn't be gone for long. "At least we know he won't be joining us."

"We'll know as long as we'll figure it out together Nysa, your helping us out with that book of yours, maybe it has something to do with this purple object?" at first Esmeray was being rude, but he his voice was shifting back to how he actually sounded, but then he managed to calm down and speak respectfully to Nysa, making sure that she was including in what was going on.

"But we'll figure out, bit by bit if we have too, but I'll make sure all of us are safe, even if you guys- Nysa, deny it. But I'll be right in our group sometimes, just maybe not alot, but I'll be right. I'll also keep an extra eye on Lichanura if he ever dares come back the same way he exited, but we'll be moving soon. Since that stallion would freeze without his cloak on." Esmeray said, he was right, Lichanura was shielded some what by his cloak, which made him interesting but Esmeray than looked at the cloak as it hung on a branch.

"Actually.. Since that stallion won't return for a good while, why not investigate his cloak? It might have important clues on who he is, and we might figure his past interest with your and Raven's cousin." Esmeray told Nysa, though he made sure that Nysa had the purple object on her, for her to study and get to know her book more as well. Which was smart.

Though Esmeray looked at the cloak and began trotting over to it, the wolves hung it up on a branch facing the group, like Esmeray and Nysa were meant to investigate it, but the branch and the tree were right at the entrance of where horses and wolves come and go.

But Esmeray waited for Nysa, though he did hear Moonlight yell before she tackled Raven, but the two girls began chasing each other, as Esmeray sighed and looked back the cloak, even noticing the saddle bag as well, well having much more great interest in it than the cloak itself really..

    Nysa looked at the strange object curiously unsure of what it was. She hadn't seen anything like it before, but she knew they had to figure out what it was. For everyone's sake really. Though Nysa was careful with the object unsure if it was dangerous, but she looked at Esmeray giving a small nod. "I'll see if I can find anything, but I'm not going to guarantee it." she said a bit nervously.

     Nysa just started to investigate the object closely. Looking at every detail as she listened to Esmeray. "That stallion is smart. He wouldn't just come back that quickly, but if he wanted this then we'll be seeing him again. When we leave we'll have to be careful. He might try to ambush us." she said as she studied the object. Though she looked at Esmeray when he mentioned a cloak, "He was wearing a cloak..?" she asked.

     She then looked over where the cloak was, "There could be something of his that might tell us something useful about this thing." she said looking at the object. Well she knew what she was going to be doing now. Researching. Hopefully she would be able to find something. Nysa kept the object close as she trotted after Esmeray the object following her since she was using her magic.

     Nysa did stop to look over at Moonlight and Raven, but she didn't ask anything. There was something going on about those two. Though Nysa went back to going over to Esmeray as she looked at the cloak, "If he's smart he'll probably try to get off the Isle so he won't freeze to death out there, but our only chance to leave will be when the blizzard stops." she said before looking at Esmeray.

     "H-how about you open the saddle bag..?" she suggested since she was a little nervous about what was in there. Apollo just kept an eye out in case Lichanura did come back. It wasn't likely, but he did fly up a little bit just in case. Well also to stretch his wings, but he couldn't for long. It was too cold up there to fly for too long. Apollo didn't like it much since he loved flying, but he wasn't complaining.

"Alright, let's see what he has inside his saddle bag.." Esmeray said, he opened the satchel quite easily, though as soon as he took a peek he pulled out two more strange objects, they were the samething as to the purple object, but Esmeray just kept digging in.

Though he pulled out a picture of Lichanura with Eclipsetess next to him, both were smiling in the picture, but as soon as he flipped the picture over to see writing, he could see that Eclipsetess used to date Lichanura, which surprised him as Lichanura wrote very weirdly and sounded obssessive..

"For my dying love, for our marriage that we spent a decade on, I hope you still find a nice stallion out there, wandering the vast plain as you stole my heart when we first met. It was a beautiful relationship that we had, but I guess I cannot let you go yet.. I'll hunt whoever has a foal with you.." Esmeray recited the writing, it was obvious that Lichanura was planning on killing Minette over Eclipsetess, but at least Minette is actually safe from him.

"Oh god's.. He was planning on killing your cousin..?" Esmeray said nervously, though he could see that there was more in the saddle bag, "If there's more like this, than there could be more messages on how Lichanura met your cousin's mother first.. But you can go take a break and process this, okay Nysa? I don't want you to be pressured by any of this.." Esmeray told Nysa, he was worried for her and he actually told her to go and think about what happened instead of investigating further for her sake.

Though Esmeray dug further into the saddle bag that he accidentally ripped it and the bottom of the bag had dumped all of Lichanura's stuff onto the grass, but there were necklaces, scrolls, gems, and even things that would make a mare or stallion sick to his stomach, but the grosser and horrific things melted away once touched the open air, making it seem like Lichanura never dealt with that. Which in all honesty the rest of the remaining stuff began glowing until the scroll in the middle went up to Esmeray..

"Seven seals of fate, seven seals of love, once your obssessed over your ex, its only time until you meet again, when you die you'll never your ex. But if you make this spell a thing, then your fate is sealed, even though you no longer long for them, you'll just forget this even being made, and your forgotten stuff will melt away to never be remembered.." Esmeray recited the scroll, so the gross and horrific stuff melted away because Lichanura forgot about the items or objects he carried.

"Never knew Lichanura would forget such horrible things he had, maybe we underestimated him by how much Eclipsetess means to him, but this scroll also says that he won't have feelings anymore since he's never really seen Eclipsetess.. Making it seem like he doesn't know how she really is now.. Which may be true since Eclipsetess has gone through things.." Esmeray spoke, sometimes he loved to talk to himself, other times he doesn't acknowledge how he talks, but all in all he just loves to talk out loud sometimes.

     Nysa was a bit nervous about what was in the saddlebag, but they had to know. She just didn't want to be the one to open it. Though she looked at the two objects Esmeray pulled out, "They look just like this one." she said as she brought the purple one to the other two. "There's more of them...? How can there be more of them?" she asked mainly to herself knowing Esmeray didn't have an answer.

     Though Nysa mainly focused on the objects observing them as she took all three. "If there's three of them right here..then there could be more of these things.." she said a bit worried. How many were there if there were more? Nysa noticed the picture Esmeray had pulled out though as her ears lowered, "It's my aunt...and him..." she said, "He wasn't lying when he said he knew Eclipsetess...but I never thought she fell in love with someone else before she fell in love with my uncle.." she said unsure of what to think of this. "Why would Eclipsetess be in love with someone like him?" she asked before Esmeray started to read something.

     Nysa listened to Esmeray as he read the writing, but her eyes widened. She didn't know what to say, but she looked in the direction Lichanura ran off to. "But how would he even know Minette? It still doesn't make any sense...he could be after my uncle too...I guess my uncle is safe..well sort of.." she mumbled as she paused, "But that doesn't mean Minette is safe. Whoever the stallion is that took her he can still very well kill her..if he hasn't already.." she mumbled quieter.

     Though she looked at Esmeray. She was going to protest, but she knew he wasn't going to let her. "Alright fine." she said snapping a bit, "Guess I'll just take these and see if I find anything." she snorted turning away as she walked off with the three objects following behind her. She didn't need to process it. She just needed answers. Answers to the questions she has.

     Though Nysa just found a spot to be by herself as she gently laid the three objects in the grass in front of her. Nysa looked at them before she summoned her new spell book. Well new to her. The book was very old. "Let's see if I can find anything about these things.." she mumbled a bit angrily to herself as she started reading in the section she thought she would find something. Though after awhile she hadn't found anything, but it was a big book to go through.

As Esmeray walked back to the herd, he was actually carrying the saddle bag with him back, since he knew that the wolves would curious because of Esmeray's scent on it now, but he also looked around before taking a little pin out of the bag, he rearranged the pin but just put it back due to not knowing what it is..

Though Raven came over as Esmeray looked up at her,  but Raven then layed down beside the stallion before he shifted a little bit, and Raven was curious of the saddle bag as well as anyone else who didn't know what it contained. But Esmeray told Raven to go back over to Moonlight..

Which Raven did get up and do, since she didn't want Esmeray to be mad at her, nor try to pry away the secrets, but she understood if he and Nysa learned something that no one else wanted to know, or if even wanted to know anyways, but Raven walked over and layed down beside Moonlight as the two began talking..

But Esmeray was acting weird and weirder now, but he also didn't seem interested in the saddle bag until he opened it again, like he wanted to find more information but also didn't want to go searching in the bag, though he did find a nice necklace..

One sorta similar to Solstice's, but seemed to be have been handmade, and must've been Eclipsetess's since she barely wears necklaces sometimes, and she's the one who was Lichanura previously, though there has to be a deeper meaning on how Eclipsetess never spoke of her relationship with Lichanura..

     Apollo watched Nysa and Esmeray not even daring to go over to the two. Though it didn't seem to take too long until Esmeray told Nysa to leave, and she didn't seem all too happy about it. Apollo just wasn't sure what the two of them had found, but Apollo was starting to want to get out of there. It was only a matter of time before the blizzard would stop long enough they could leave...where to..he had no idea.

     Though Apollo kept a close eye on the two. Nysa seemed to have more of those same strange objects, but he left her alone for the time being. Instead he watched Esmeray for a moment until he heard Nysa seem to get upset. Apollo sighed as he slowly walked over to Nysa, "What's wrong? Did you find anything about these things?" she asked looking at the objects she had laid out perfectly in the grass.

      Nysa just read through the spell book page after page. She had to find something..well she hoped she would. Though she kept searching and searching for something, but there was nothing. Not a thing. Nysa snorted a bit angrily as she pinned her ears. She was no one close to reading a good chunk of the book, but still. Though she looked up realizing Apollo had come over.

     She looked at the three objects as she sighed, "Not a thing, but I have a feeling there might be more than three. Looks like each of them is a different color, but I haven't found a thing. Haven't even read a good chunk of this book yet..just some useless stuff." she said getting frustrated. Though Nysa didn't say anything about Minette or Lichanura. She didn't want Esmeray to get mad at her for the third time that day.

     Artemis sighed letting her speak, "I'm sure you'll find something, but maybe take a break? That book has got to have something about these things in them. You'll find it, but you can't look for whatever it is none stop." he said as he glanced at Esmeray, "You two might just need to talk. Seems like you both need it. Even if you may not want to." he said before he turned away giving her some space as he went to lay down with the others.

Esmeray soon lost interest in the saddle bag as he took it back onto the branch that it hung from, but he did look at the wolves as most them began growling, though Esmeray looked behind him as he trotted into the group of wolves, though Lichanura reappeared from the brush again..

But Esmeray watched as Lichanura appeared but was half stoned and also half frozen by the blizzard, Esmeray grew in fear that that stallion was in the area, this time in the blizzard, what was up with that stallion and how did he not get frozen if Lichanura was half frozen but also wasn't supposed to get stoned if that stallion was frozen..

"What happened to you?" Esmeray asked Lichanura, the stallion before him coughed out some bl00d before falling down as Esmeray backed up in fright, but the wolves got their stretcher wolves and hauled them back to the den that Smoke and Nysa were previously in.

"You know who did the stoning, well by details but not his name.." Lichanura told Esmery, as he was lifted up on the stretcher and was taken to the same den, though Esmeray grew worried and ran a little to the group as Esmeray began scanning anyone and seeing if they went somewhere or not.

Though as Esmeray got to Apollo, he asked the same question to Apollo before looking at Nysa with fear in his eyes, but Esmeray calmed down since he knew that Nysa was just researching instead of going anywhere, which is why Esmeray told her so.. Though Raven and Moonlight got up as the other four friends stayed on where they were, Esmeray just turned around with fear in his body now..

"What's happening?" Raven asked, Moonlight was getting nervous as well as Raven, though Moonlight began helping Esmeray calm down more so he could speak better instead of mumbling or shouting on accident, which was nice for Moonlight, as she was like the supporting one in the group.

"I-I don't know.. I was putting the saddle bag again, and then the wolves began growling for no reason, and then I turned around and trotted into the group of wolves, and that's when.. Lichanura appeared.. But.. He was half stoned and half frozen at the waist and legs.. And that's when I asked what happened.. But he.. He cough out bl00d and then fell to the ground.. And then the stretcher wolves came and picked up and then carried him off to the den that Smoke and Nysa used.. He also told me that that stallion was and is here.. But I have no idea why Lichanura was stoned if that stallion was in a blizzard because he would be frozen.. or at least for some part.." Esmeray told Raven and Moonlight, he had forgotten that he was standing right next to Apollo since he wanted to check on him but completely lost focus and told the girls. Even though they were right near the other four.

"Hey it'll be fine, but if that stallion was frozen meaning we can get to Minette, but if he wasn't then Lichanura is gonna be dead for good, but don't you wanna still figure out how or what is his past? We can tell you know.." Raven told Esmeray the ery first part but Moonlight cut in and told Esmeray the rest, the two mares need to work getting better together with combining sentences.

"Yeah I know, and I do, but I don't want to pry any longer into his saddle bag and plus Nysa is having more trouble with seeing how those objects work and how we can use them, but if Lichanura had them before we even knew about them until now.. Then either Nature or Lichanura can tell us about those strange weird colored objects.." Esmeray said, though he didn't know if Nature was stoned in her home or not, but her absence for not talking with anyone in the group or the wolves can suggest that she was stoned at her home and the absence of animals also suggest that they were also taken there as well.

     Nysa just looked at the book and the page she was currently on. She was quiet, but she'd spent hours going through this book since they had to leave their home. She had yet to find a thing that would help them. Though she sighed, "I have to try and find some kind of information Apollo. We don't know a thing. About anything. I don't even have a clue on what these things are or even what they are used for." she said.

     Apollo sighed as he turned back around, "Nysa I know you want to find something useful, but don't obsess over it. Take it slow. That book seems to have a lot of information on a lot of things. It's going to take some time. We don't even know when we can leave this place yet. We can't stay here forever. Just take a break or two? You won't find anything if you keep looking without stopping." he suggested.

     Nysa looked at him and sighed giving a small nod as she closed the book and stood up. Apollo was right...like he normally was. Though she nuzzled Apollo as a thank you before she looked at the group then Esmeray, but she got the feeling that something was wrong with the way the wolves started to growl as Esmeray trotted to them. Nysa looked at Apollo nervously as he gave her the same look.

     Apollo looked at the others, "Stay close guys..I get the feeling something's wrong." he said just in case. Though Nysa kept watching where the wolves and Esmeray were, but she couldn't see what was going on, but she was clearly worried. Very worried. Though Nysa perked up a little when Esmeray sort of ran to the group. Apollo looked at him worriedly, "I feel like things just got worse...I don't like that look.." Apollo said nervously.

     Nysa gave Apollo a bit of a look before she looked at Esmeray. She made sure she kept the objects close to her just in case. With her magic at least. Though Nysa looked over at Raven as she had the same question. Nysa let Esmeray speak when he was ready to. Though her eyes widened when she heard what he said. She didn't know what to think. Apollo didn't know what to think either. Even he was silent.

     Though Nysa spoke up after a moment, "That stallion is smart. He wouldn't risk freezing in this blizzard. He must have something that prevents him from freezing." she said as Apollo seemed to agree, "Lichanura had his cloak when he followed us here and he didn't freeze. Maybe the other stallion has something of the sort, but what are we going to do?" she said nervously. Both Lichanura and this stallion were there.

     "How can we get to Minette if we have no idea where she is, or even who this stallion is other than the fact that he's the Kind of stone. We don't know anything about him. We're in the dark..vulnerable.." she said not liking the sound of that. Though Nysa looked down for a moment when Esmeray mentioned Nature, "She was the first to turn to stone, but she broke out of it. Probably because of her magic...he either took her too, or there's a chance she's still home."

     Apollo sighed, "You may be right Nysa, but we can't go back there. It's too dangerous for us." he said even if he didn't want to, but he also knew no one wanted to see their loved ones as stone again..not even Nysa. Though he looked at the objects Nysa kept close to her. Each one a different color, but they looked very similar. "There could be more of these..that's for sure."

     Nysa looked down for a moment. Maybe she thought of Nature as family in a way, but she never realized it until now. Though she looked at Esmeray again, "Is there any chance Lichanura can talk? If he can, but won't maybe I could get him to talk. We need to know what these things can do. I've found nothing so far. He knows that these things are if he had two of them, and tried taking a third."

     Apollo looked at Nysa, "No way. Why would you suggest that? Why would you help him after he attacked Esmeray? Why should we help him?" Apollo said seeming to disagree, "Besides you could barely even move when you used that spell on Smoke." he said knowing exactly what Nysa was saying, "Your not doing that to yourself again." he said pausing as he sighed.

     "Look..I don't want to say no to you like everyone else, but none of us want to loose anyone else. We need you just as much as you need us. Lichanura can't be trusted, and that stallion could still be out there." he said, "We can't go too far from each other..not now." he said as Nysa just snorted. Well there was definitely some similarities between her and her mother, but they weren't exactly alike either.

     "For starters I didn't know what that spell would do to me. Secondly now that I know what I'm doing I should be fine." she said with a snap at first. "I'm just trying to help everyone. I haven't found anything to help us. I just want to be of some use..to help out..just something to keep my mind off of everything..I always feel out of place just because I'm the youngest. Even if we aren't foals anymore, I'm still treated the same." she said before she turned around and went a short ways away as she laid down curling up away from everyone. Though the items followed her since she was still using her magic even continued to hover next to her as she laid down. 

Esmeray perked up and cocked his head, as he watched the objects circle around Nysa, he moved his head to an angle because he had a dream-ish with some circles, though Raven noticed this and nudged Esmeray. The stallion only turned his head as he saw Raven noticing what he did and that he should do something about it..

"What do I know about those objects Raven? Only you know about what I seen in my dreams and why I perked up.. But don't even think about talking to her, she just needs space and why not comfort her? Have a mare-to-mare talk. Might lighten up the mood." Esmeray snapped at Raven first, but he stopped walking and turned his head to Raven, only Raven as Moonlight snorted quietly as she wanted to help as much as Nysa too.

"Moonlight, have Smoke go with you to the den, might wanna talk to Lichanura about what happened. And we can locate that stallion with just a single answer. Marrow is surprisingly excellent with coordinates on just a question, might wanna talk to her as well." Esmeray told Moonlight, he seemed like he was forming a plan that Apollo or Nysa didn't know about, which was why Esmeray put a smile on face when he looked at Apollo before anyone else.

Raven broke off from the conversation and walked over a bit to Nysa, giving her some space but she did also scoot up next to her slowly, well until she got near enough to Nysa without her realizing it. Or that she didn't care, but Raven did as what Esmeray told her.

"Being young allows you to do much more things if you look at it from an angle, see much more and can clearly see what's not there when no one else can see it, your able to see much more with open eyes then just looking at something. Your able to remember better than all of us anyways." Raven quietly spoke until she was loud enough, though Raven was talking about clearing her mind, and letting everything flow away, or meditation is what Raven was talking about. But it would be a great help to Nysa if she did that.

Though Moonlight walked up to Smoke, she got up and the two mares began walking to the den, Esmeray just watched everything unfold as he had secretly planned on, though no one knew Esmeray's plan only Raven and Moonlight since they wouldn't dare tell a plan to anyone but the trusted.

"Hm, everything's going to my plan.. Like I predicted.." Esmeray told himself, though Raven kept talking about various things, but she would also distract Nysa long enough to touch her book and scoot over to Raven's side, well under her tail primarily, but then she pointed somewhere and she'd mess with Nysa for long enough, that she would become distracted and Raven would take the book and hide it under tail until Nysa got distracted again and Raven would disappear like she usually does.

But Raven did sneak past Esmeray as the stallion was sitting down and thinking, including Apollo as well, then Raven snuck into the den where Moonlight and Smoke were in, allowing the three girls to talk, then Esmeray shouted out a random number and word "Seven Timbers!!" then he laughed as Raven nodded from poking her head out from the den a tiny bit before she looked over at Moonlight as the two mares nodded altogether..

"Let's do this.." Smoke said, she already knew what she was doing and she was using the same spell she used to give Nysa strength, though as she did that Lichanura was also given some healing to help stop him from coughing and hurting really bad.

Then Raven opened the book and she flipped it to the page that Smoke put her hoof on, Smoke then casted that spell as Lichanura's frozen part of his coat thawed quickly and that he wouldn't get frostbite anymore, though Smoke flipped to a page that she recognized the same spell that Nysa did for the stoning to no longer be there, and Smoke casted that spell too.

Lichanura expected worse from the three girls, but they actually helped him, but as the stoned part of Lichanura's body was now gone, he stood up to answer the three mares questions, but outside Esmeray could feel that his plan was working more and more. That he stood up as Raven was trotting out of the den, with Moonlight, Smoke, and Lichanura was walking in between Smoke and Moonlight.

"Perfect!" Esmeray shouted, the three girls walked over to him as he snatched the book that Raven stole from Nysa, and he walked over to Nysa to give her the book, though Esmeray had a smile as warm and nice as he would. But this smile he had had a plan written all over it.

"Lichanura, your healed up as I expected?" Esmeray asked, the stallion nodded without a smile but he did form one as Esmeray walked over to his saddle bag and cloak, and Esmeray walked back as Lichanura put his cloak and saddle bag back on him.

"Hm, and you answered the girls questions I presume?" Esmeray asked Lichanura again, the stallion nodded at Esmeray as he giggled, though Raven was over by Marrow as she got up and walked over to Esmeray, Esmeray was right after all; Marrow did know coordinates better than anybody.

Esmeray looked at Marrow as she was ready, then he looked at Blizzard as the stallion was ready anytime, then Esmeray looked at Apollo than lastly at Nysa, Esmeray walked over to Apollo as he asked if he was ready, then he waited before walking over to Nysa and asking her the same question..

     Apollo sighed feeling bad as he watched Nysa leave for a moment. He felt bad. "Maybe we're too hard on her..." he mumbled. "She just wants to help.." he said looking at the others. Though he noticed how Esmeray looked at the objects Nysa kept close to her so she wouldn't lose them or so that no one would take them. Lichanura for example. Though she wasn't really making them circle around her. She didn't even notice that. 

     Apollo was unsure of everything. Unsure of what Esmeray meant by his dreams, but he just looked over at Nysa, "Maybe we should just leave her alone...all we seem to do is pester her when she goes to be alone.." he said. It was clear he felt bad, but he had no say on what to do and what not to. It was clear that Esmeray was the best choice on being the leader of the group.

     Though Apollo started to get a feeling that Apollo was up to something. Whatever it was, Apollo didn't want no part in it especially if part of it involved Nysa. He didn't want to pester her or make her more upset. He didn't say anything else though. Apollo looked at Esmeray with a uncertain look, but he just turned around and went to stand somewhere where he wasn't a part of whatever Esmeray was planning.

     Nysa just laid down, and looked at the ground as she thought quietly to herself. She didn't pay attention to what or who was around her. She was just upset. She really thought that things would change as they got older, but things didn't. It was all still the same. She was treated the same. It didn't matter that she could do the same things as everyone else. The only thing she wanted at that point was to just hear her mother's words again.

     Though she didn't even notice Raven had sneaked up to her until she said something. "Go away Raven. I don't care if Esmeray sent you to talk to me. There's nothing I have to say. I'm done talking." she snorted, but she didn't move at all. Didn't even look at Raven. Not one bit. Her ears were pinned though indicating she really didn't want to talk. Didn't matter who Esmeray sent.

     Nysa just snorted again only this time louder, "You don't know what it's like Raven. I will always be the youngest. It sucks. I'm still treated like I can't do anything. Now just go away will you?" she snapped. It was clear she wanted to be left alone. Though she didn't notice what Raven was trying to do. Either way the longer Raven pestered her, the more she got upset and mad.

     To the point she'd had enough, but there was nowhere for her to go. "Can you please just leave me alone!?" she snapped angrily, but her tone was rude in a way. Nysa still didn't bother to look at Raven though. Instead her horn just started to glow indicating it was probably best for her to be left alone. Though Nysa calmed down once Raven left. Not even realizing she stole her mother's spell book.

     Apollo watched Raven realizing what she did, but he still wanted no part in it. He looked over at Esmeray before he just looked back down. He wasn't happy about what Raven did though. Even if it seemed Esmeray wanted her to take the spell book. It was clear Esmeray was up to something though. That part was obvious, but Apollo wasn't sure to trust him. Especially since he didn't know what he was up to.

     Though after a little bit, Apollo realized what some of the mares did. His eyes widened a bit to see Lichanura. That was why they needed the book? At that point Apollo wanted to know what was going on, but he didn't trust Lichanura, so he stayed back. Nysa though still kept to herself ignoring what was going on around her. Though she heard someone approach then leave.

     She peeked over to realize that it was Esmeray who went over to her, but then left. Nysa snorted quietly before she looked down realizing why he came over then left. "My book..? I thought..." she mumbled to herself as she looked at where she last left it, but she pinned her ears. That just did it. They stole it. Raven stole it. Why would they do that? Nysa just felt worse now. They had stolen one of the two things she had to remind her of her mother.

     Apollo looked at Esmeray as everyone was with him, but he just nodded nervously before Esmeray went to Nysa. Though Nysa snorted angrily as Esmeray came back over, "You had no right to take my book!" she said yelling at Esmeray and Raven. "You used me! I can't trust you! Any of you!" she yelled angrily. Nysa was never this angry. Never. Not once. It was like she didn't know them anymore.

     "You go against my back. Steal something important to me, and expect me to be okay with it? You guys really do treat me the same you do when we were foals. Treat me like I can't do anything. What did I do wrong? I'm just trying to find my place here..trying to cope with everything, and then I'm treated like this? I'm one of you guys!" she said shouting at first, but then she was just crying.

     Apollo looked down lowering his ears. He felt terrible. He should have said something instead of staying quiet. Though Nysa went quiet for a moment, "I'm not doing anything with you. I'm not going anywhere with you. Any of you. I thought I could trust you all...I thought we were friends..family in a way, but I guess I was wrong." she said looking at Esmeray before she gave him the objects, "Take them." she snorted before she walked away being sure to bring her spell book with her.