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It were the days like today that, when growing older and looking back on the past, would stand out as one of the more beautiful days. Of course, it would more than likely blend in with the rest of the 'beautiful days', but as Cio looked up into the sky and the sun beat down on him in full force, he couldn't help but feel that life, in that moment, was as perfect as it was ever going to be. He had been born into a loving herd, and parents with whom he adored; his siblings were his best friends, and together, they had the lay of the land. With the sun shining, and nothing else in his way, what truly was there to be sad about? He was, simply put, blessed.
That didn't make him take any of it for granted of course, oh no. Well, he would say he wasn't taking any of it for granted, but the truth of that still remained to be seen. He knew what kind of life his half-sisters had, and he knew that his upbringing was far better than most...but that's about all he was aware of. The rest of it, well, that was just all he knew! It was his life, his parents life, his herd's life, and that was it!! Nothing else quite mattered. Living a sheltered life, the stallion was not quite exposed to the truly horrible things that lay out there in the world; never having even seen a Soquili outside of the herd, he was rather oblivious to the hardships. The pain. All of it. It made him who he was, the vibrant, goofy young stallion, but it also made him a tad naive. His parents had taught him about what the real world could bring, but telling stories and teaching could only ever go so far...it takes real world experience to understand fully, and so far, Cio had very little. His mother wanted his siblings and him to have a wonderfully happy, cheerful life, so she did her very best to keep them away from any of it -- living by the ocean had had it's perks for that. No one really came to the ocean, especially within the herds borders, and so there Cio was, growing up content.
And today, with the sun as bright as ever, he was reminded of all of the good stuff so far.
Having left the herd lands in favor of a bit of exploring, Cioccolato stood on a small hilltop, overlooking a small bit of grassland. As he'd been so accustomed to the vast ocean skyline, something so small should have bored him...but it was the opposite. Grass was like the ocean, he pondered, it never really ended. There were just....more things surrounding it.
And flowers! Oof! Don't get him started on flowers.
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