INARA
It took the other equine a moment to register her, the male as fascinated by the tiny shelled creature as she had been. When his cranberry-colored gaze finally met her own, she was surprised by the shy smile that her offered her. Promptly embarrassed by her fluster, she flatted her ears out to the sides for a moment and ducked her head. She could not help the light flinch as the stallion turned his attention to the third party, his excited whickering abrasive to her unaccustomed ears. He was joyfully loud, and it went against everything she had ever known.
The mare had only given Inara a passing glance, to which she did not mind as it gave her another moment to study her exotic appearance. She was beautiful, otherworldly in a way, and Inara felt a strange twinge of something. Jealousy? No, how unkind was that, to be jealous of an utter stranger? Inara had never stopped to consider beautiful things before, and wondered for a moment if anyone had ever thought of her as beautiful? A swooping rustle of feathers drew her attention back to the boy who was now standing quite happily between them, and Inara could not help with shocked laughter which left her lips as a bird settled just between his ears.
"T-t-there is a bird there." She said quickly, using her muzzle to indicate the space between his ears. Her own were pricked forward in interest, wondering just how he had made such a friend! She thought that perhaps she would do well with a friend, it would be nice to have one…at any rate. Po His name registered in her mind, and she tucked it away like a precious gem. She would want to remember that, she was sure. "Inara…uhm..t-that is m-my name."She offered, and then swung her head expectantly to the other mare. She did not offer a name, just yet, it seemed. It did not seem that Po knew of the relic that she was searching for, nor did it seem that the little shelled crab was his companion either. And the red-marked mare had yet to offer a true word. Inara straightened her posture, feeling her spine lengthen as she unclenched her hind.
The red roan was just about to open her mouth once more, to explain the relics to Po, when another equine appeared on the beach with great wings like a bird. The dark stallion was as much of a surprise to her as the tentacaled mare had been – an odd delight to see so many strange and beautiful things. Oddly enough, Inara gave way to Po – which this newcomer seemed to know, at least formally. Or perhaps he had merely heard the other stag speak. With his appearance, it seemed as though they had quite the search party for the relics of which she had originally been searching. She could not stop the soft smile that had curled on to her lips.
"O-oh, w-well I was just-t looking h-here around these…uhm…tide pools." She stammered, feeling a little embarrassed at the uncontrollable stammer. She did not stammer nearly as much when she was not nervous, but meeting three strangers all at once had thrown her off of the deep end. "Won’t y-you come j-join us?" She called out to the mare, who seemed unsure about them. "I p-promise that I do not…b-bite." She offered lightly, though she could hardly speak for the present company.
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