This flaming guardian could be your worst nightmare...
The tall, burly stallion was watching the thoughts that seemed to dance along her features. What would he give to hear them himself rather than just see the thoughts and emotions that were tantalizing him? The world. He knew it without even hesitation. He would give everything to hear her thoughts, particularly at that moment. But he kept that desire bottled deep so that he didnt continue to overwhelm the small mare.
"That is like asking why a bird flies, or a fish swims. Because I think a part of me was born to love you." He murmured. There was something about her that had drawn him in since the first time that they had met. At first, it was curiosity and interest in what she was. But as time went on, the hold she had on him grew.
It seemed that every word was a blow to the mare. She kept freezing like a doe in a meadow, seeming to tense like she was waiting for something. Sol frowned slightly, hoping he wasnt saying the wrong things that would make her just leave his side. That would have her denying everything he said. "I'm sorry. I dont mean to overwhelm you. It feels like it is a waterfall, all the words that have been buried deep trying so desperately to escape and be in the world." He murmured, his voice masking a soft chuckle at the word vomit that had been plaguing him all day. Her touch was like a pause button for his heart, allowing the world around him to still and all focus to drop to the mare beside him.
As she stepped closer, his head draped over her back to hold her close. There was a different feel to this embrace and he wasnt sure what it meant for their future. For them. Her words made him snort softly with amusement. "I am rather impressive, I know. It comes with the size and glow." He teased, not moving from where he had such contact with the mare. When she pulled back, it was like a stab of loneliness tried to take his heart. Shaking it away, he focused on the mare and nodded. "I understand..." He answered, though a part of his heart clenched at what the words could mean. However, he refused to pressure her into a decision. It was her choice and she could take the time she needed to make it.
Her admittance soothed the stallion as he watched her change her focus to Jiri. The filly was in awe of the unusual mare, taking in everything about her and her companion. Sol stayed carefully back from Yuki, still unsure of how the serpent would react to him after the way this meeting had went.
"Definitely! I love you Auntie Bel!" Jiri crowed as she answered the mare, snuggling tighter to her cool body. "You are colder than daddy..." She mused before looking at Yuki. "Yuki is pretty! She is so different from anything I have seen!" She squealed as she admired the serpent.
From the slight distance, Sol caught the look from Bel and nodded slightly. They would find a time to discuss when she had sorted through it all. He could give her that much at the very least.
@‘Below Zero’
Notes: Oh my heart
