TORIELLE
It's only me who wants to wrap around your dreams
The mare chuckled at the colt’s enthusiasm, a bubbling fountain of words as he tried to ask so many questions. Good ones, too. She loved that he seemed so interested in knowing more, and it took her a moment to realize that he likely hadn’t had this kind of invitation before. An equine that didn’t know of his own basic magic, or how books worked, or, it seemed, really much of anything about the world. The woman had seen many younglings who had been sheltered before, but nothing like this. It was almost as if he had been… neglected in some way. And with the extent of his burns, and the slightness to his wings, she supposed that it was possible he might have been completely rejected or, Gaia curse the thought, been left to die somewhere.
The image of this eager and overwhelmingly sweet young mind being left helpless, probably afraid, and then terrible things happening to him… It was nearly too much to bear in her heart. She’d heard and seen in some places that if one could not contribute, it was for the greater good that they were not a burden on the rest. She’d never agreed with the notion, and it had always been difficult to be an observer in such situations when she had been Planes-Walking. However, this was different. This child was in front of her, here and now. And she could do something about it.
As he lowered his head to the comfort of the blankets, it was decided. One way or another, she would help to teach and protect this colt by whatever means she could. She smiled, her tone soft.
“My name is Torielle. It is a blessing to meet you, Aeon. Now sleep, for the trees and I will make sure you are safe, and when you wake, I can answer all of your questions.” She wasn’t surprised that he nodded off, and she was half tempted to do so herself. The library was a very comfortable place after all, and the pillows were quite divine. But she had promised to make sure he slept soundly, and while it was perhaps not wholly necessary, she decided to stay for a while and watch over him, mulling over all of the things he had asked about, and all of the wonderful things she would tell him.
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