The long walks through the desert seem to get more and more tolerable, depending on how he looked at it.. no longer was he sweating like a pig stuck in a slaughter pen. His hair was still slick to the crest of his neck, but that was besides the point. The large stallion was certain he had already sweated out most of the water in his body, anyway...
Across the Mors he trekked, large hooves working to his advantage across the loose sand.. and this time around, the trip seemed substantially shorter than the last time he visited the Oasis. But maybe that was because this time around, he did much less aimless wandering..
And upon the Oasis he eventually stumbled, crossing around the back just as he had done before, circling up alongside the date palms that lined the little virtue of the desert and shielded it from the rest of the desert. Large hooves found place upon the trunk of the tall trees, cream neck outstretching to the lowest lying branch... even those were filled to the brim with dates, which Tor had come to crave like an addict.
Yellowed teeth clasped firmly around one of the lower-lying branches, and with a swift movement, his head jerked roughly downwards. In a frightening crack, he ripped the thick branch right off of the tree itself. A date or two flung itself off of the branches with his aggressive actions, one clunking him in the head. Such an annoyance illicited a heaving sigh from the large beast, eyes half-lidded - perfectly conveying his annoyance. Still worth it.
With it lodged firmly between his teeth, he slowly rounded the edge of the oasis and found a break in the trees. He parted through the bushes, setting the branch down briefly against the trunk of another date palm as he picked one or two succulent fruits off the branches.. truly one of the best foods for the desert.
And it was around that time, that the little spotted bird rushed into the Oasis from the Mors... wholly concentrated on the water itself and seemingly nothing more. His head had jerked towards the noise at her arrival, and a curious ear tilted forward as he watched her dunk herself fully underwater and begin sucking up the liquid like she'd been thirsting for weeks.
Leaning back down to pick up the branch between his teeth again, he meandered over to the water's edge while she was still dunked underneath. As soon as she crested up from beneath the surface, he would clear his throat abruptly. He laid the branch down on the ground right at the edge of the water... "I'm going to assume if you're that thirsty, you're probably hungry too."
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