// i wish that i could lie //
The sparks work and Thorn exhales a sigh of relief, followed by a laugh as he slows his horse down to join Colt as the herd starts to snow. It isn’t far now, everyone settling and growing more tired and haggard as the minutes tick on, trying to absorb whatever Colt’s doing to understand the deeper meanings of what he should be doing – but her smile flashed his way was enough to tell him he’s done well.
They slow and come to a stop, keeping the unicorns corralled around the river, and as he dismounts he feels the ache in his bones that feel far too deep for his healing magic to touch. But the end is in sight and Thorn finally starts to feel the heaviness of the past couple of days weigh on him. “Aye, aye!” He calls back to Colt, flashing a playful salute that’s only a shade of the energy he usually has. His horse is handed off and he moves to collect portions of the fencing again, helping Colt and the hands put them up and surveys the area to make sure they don’t have any holes or gaps in the fencing to cause any loose unicorns.
Thorn helps Colt set up the fencing!
They slow and come to a stop, keeping the unicorns corralled around the river, and as he dismounts he feels the ache in his bones that feel far too deep for his healing magic to touch. But the end is in sight and Thorn finally starts to feel the heaviness of the past couple of days weigh on him. “Aye, aye!” He calls back to Colt, flashing a playful salute that’s only a shade of the energy he usually has. His horse is handed off and he moves to collect portions of the fencing again, helping Colt and the hands put them up and surveys the area to make sure they don’t have any holes or gaps in the fencing to cause any loose unicorns.
Thorn helps Colt set up the fencing!
Hawthorn
// but i'm way too self aware //
