#earthrunes

The mare eyes them, then, twists her head just so, and bites the apples crunching, and makes happier noises. Bit by bit, she is coming around

"Oh I'm brilliant if I take two seconds to pause and think" Siv chuckles "Oh there's a girl. Did you catch wwhoever mistreated her?" A frown "A thrashing might be due"

Coradel pauses before answering. "She is gone. She won't be back." Another moment looking at the mare, then she moves along to the next stall. "And you must meet this silly boy," she says, her tone lightening a touch.

"Well, good riddance to bad rubbish and all that" Siv nods at mention that the woman being gone, then she moves to the next stall "Seem to be a crop of silly young horses of late. One with wings, but Joker at Silver wolf is well named"

The colt whinnies at Siv's voice -- Stranger! Friend? -- and approaches the door of the stall, but with a cautious step. He bumps his nose lightly into the door before lifting up to rest his chin atop it and sniff in Siv's direction...and that's when she might figure out that the little one is blind.

"Oooo" Siv moves to him and strokes, "Okay, Dagmar would just fuss and fuss over you and I'm heading there myself"

Coradel smiles. "Yes, he's a sweetie, isn't he? Quite blind, but perfectly willing to explore whenever we let him outdoors. Plenty of spirit in him." She ruffles the colt's forelock. "We've got Bertram, the glassworker, commissioned to fashion some functional eyes for him. They should be here soon, and then we'll have trouble holding this one back."

"Ohooo ho, good idea. He's got a talent.. that one. " She fusses with the sweetie "Good on you, taking him in. Some folks would just as soon put him down."

"Mmm." A look at Siv. "So I suppose we are both inclined to take in those who are rejected by others."

"Then," Siv inclines her head and smiles "I am in proud and good company, House Sister. Now, can we let this one ouot to play a bit? I'll watch him"

"Both of them," she says, nodding to the mare. "She is his ferocious protector."

Siv nods "Like her already"

And soon the two horses are out in a pasture, and the two Fiona chat and watch them...and perhaps order a bit of wine to be brought to them as well.

(to the ladies, not the horses)

(End Scene)