A pleasant buzz had long since settled over them, yet a dancer's grace kept them steady on their hooves as they finally began interjecting into the conversation, belly having been contentedly filled with sweet goods, and perhaps the occasional mouthful or two of grass simply taken from the ground wherever they stood. Too much sugar would make them feel rather ill, after all, and they knew they were already to suffer the effects of so much drink in the morning.
After all, they were hardly done drinking yet, best to keep whatever illnesses would plague them to a minimum and keep their belly calmed with proper foliage from time to time. After all, it wasn't like they necessarily disliked the taste of the grasses, even if it was winter time. And it could always be washed down with another drink.
Speaking of, their bottle was empty. They frowned for a moment, before some kind soul on the fireside noticed their dilemma and passed them a new one. They gave an excited snort and an enthusiastic gratitude as they tucked their empty bottle with the others and turned back to continue talking.
But in the exchange, they had noticed something in the corner of their eye.
They were being watched.
Green eyes turned to better see who there was to meet, and the dumbfounded look of an unknown man met their own gaze. He looked almost as though he was in awe of them. Seree giggled quietly, a slight hiccup finding its way into the noise as a most blinding smile split their face, the horse craning their neck to better see their new friend across the flames.
He called out first.
"Are you summer?"
For a moment, they wondered if he was asking them if that was their name. No, of course not, their name was Seree Quyi, always had been. Born years ago to the Day Court and long since having found a home in the night and the darkness. Then, their mind seemed to reach the same plane that he was on, and their ears perked up in pleasant understanding before their face twisted in serious thought.
Hmm...
Well, they had always rather thought of themself as spring. As the time when life broke free of winter's cold and light was brought back into the world. But they supposed he was also right, in a way. They hadn't much considered being summer before, having always had negative connotations with the heat, simply because they were much too darkly colored to be comfortable under the burning sun. But no, they supposed he was right. Summer was the time when plant life flourished the most in much of the world, and when grasses were sweetest and life the most vibrant.
And was that not always what they strove to be? Live life to the fullest, and with a smile as blinding as the sun and laughter as fanciful as the sun's rays? But they were also still a healer, and still one who brought life out of places where it seemed impossible, they were still spring.
Having found their answer, they nodded, then reached out with their limited telekinesis, passing their new friend the sweet wine across the flames for him to grab. Their voice called out over the din in kind, smile just as bright as ever.
"I'd say I'm the time between spring and summer, bringing new life but with all the warmth of summer!"
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OOC: Lol, Seree's well on their way to being drunk anyway so it's fine. And sorry for the delay, started a new semester and got caught up in the whirlwind. ^^;
