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 Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:12 pm
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 Although the eldest of Lunaris and Draven's foals, Selene was the most diminutive. This was particularly obvious when she was playing with her brother and sister, but she didn't seem to notice or mind. The delicate foal cantered ahead of her siblings, a shriek of delight escaping her as one of the local spirits sped into view, and then drifted away at the sound of her voice. If it was trying to frighten her, the effort was made in vain.
Another spirit darted down and held onto her tail, pulling and spinning her about. "Li'n! Missy! The spoops wanna play!" A fit of giggles sent the filly tumbling hoof over head, until she was sprawled in a heap of trembling foal. Her peals of laughter were the only to indicate that she was not hurt at all, but even without them, Selene didn't seem bothered. The spirits were funny and dads had friendly ones, too. It was just them that didn't have any spooky friends. Maybe this was how you made them?
"Hey! Hey, that tickles!" And it did! Nostrils flared with mock indignation, the little filly tried to tug on the spirit, and missed. "No fair, can't get you," she pouted. Her daddy and her papa weren't there to run interference either. Maybe her sibs, though? "Help me get 'em! C'mon!" Trembling with laughter, the dainty foal tried to grab onto the spirit, but to no avail. Well, that wasn't fair at all!
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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 6:06 pm
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The shrieks of her sister had Artemis only slightly on edge, but the giggles that followed put her at ease. Ever stoic, the very large filly had kept her distance while her sister and brother played with the spirits. It wasn't that she wasn't interested -- she just felt that someone had to be on the lookout while Papa and Dad were away. For even though her parents couldn't have been far, the fact that they were not immediately nearby had Artemis on edge.
Though she was the youngest of the lot, she was significantly larger than both her siblings -- and even at such a young age, had taken it upon herself to fuss over her siblings when her parents weren't looking. She might be considered bossy by some, but she meant well, and her heart was in the right place. But though her siblings were eager to play with the resident spooks, Artemis wasn't so sure.
She didn't like that they were spinning and tripping her sister up. Frowning slightly, she hurriedly trotted over to where Lian and Selene were playing. "No pulling hair, you spooks!" She scolded the little spirits, stomping her hoof in warning. They wouldn't like what happened if they tried to do that again! After a long pause, she instead turned to peek over at Lian, her expression softening. "That's right! Just like Da' says -- gotta be soft and quiet!" Something none of the foals seemed to be at present.
"There's one, try for it!" She encouraged them both with a loud whisper, giving a happy little flick of her tail. She was certain her siblings could coax a spirit if they wanted-- and she'd be on guard duty to make sure the spirits didn't keep pulling Selene's hair! Hmph!
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2022 12:40 pm
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Pouting because her brother, and maybe even her sister, was chiding her over the spirits, Selene tried to bound away, only to be pulled taut by the the spirit who had been spinning her about before. "Hey! Stop that!" she said, and tried to run away again. The spirit, which had seemed so small before, grew to be as large as the filly... and then quite a lot larger. "Missy?" Selene said, suddenly uncertain. Lian and Artemis seemed to think approaching this spirit gently would calm it down, but the little filly shrank a bit, feeling a waft of hot hair coming from the being before her.
"Missy 'n' Li'n, stay away," she told her younger sibs, little tail trying to flag in defiance as she sidled to and fro in the spirit's grasp. Suddenly, it released her, sending her sprawling again, and went howling past first Lian and then Artemis. "Stop it! Stop it!" It wasn't funny anymore. The spirit had pulled her hair first and tripped her up, but she hadn't been trying to make it angry. If it was angry. Was it playing?
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:21 am
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Lian smiled and nodded when Artemis agreed with him and he had went back to trying to soft talk to it when it suddenly grew twice all of their sizes (even Artemis!! wow!!), picked up Selene and flung her past the both of them.
The clumsy foal, startled, stumbled and fell down, landing like a newborn in the grass, eyes wide and mouth open, his arms splayed as one pointed at the spirit and the other pointed at his sister. "S-s-s-... s-s-... Seesee......mmmmMMmmMmMISSY!" he gasped loudly, fumbling to get back on his hooves, each leg seeming to just want to go its own direction.
"I told you to be gentle Seesee!!!!" he whined again but his panic for his sister was stronger and he was desperately trying to wiggle his way on over to her until he finally got his legs back under him, working. He darted right towards Selene and hovered over her frantically, checking for any injuries. "D-d-dodon't move..... w-w-what if somethings b-broke!" Oh he hoped there was no blood. Please don't let there be any blood....he might faint if there was blood!!
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2022 1:48 pm
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Artemis didn't like this one bit!
As soon as the spirit grew large, her eyes went wide, and she balled her hands into fists. She was about to bound forward, but Selene cried at them to stay away. She hesitated--her first mistake--and before she knew her sister was bowled over yet again! Lian also seemed to stumble and collapse in a heap -- and Artemis had to wonder if another foul spirit was at play!
Thankfully, Lian seemed all right -- just a bit of a tangle of limbs. Like her brother, Artemis made a beeline straight towards her sister. She was a mix of angry and concerned, and her tail lashed behind her with feeling. "You two stay together -- I'll carry you both back to Papa and Dad!" She promised, certain she could. Maybe. She was rather large and she wasn't about to leave either of them alone.
However, something had to be done about these spirits.
The time for softness was over.
"GET OUT OF HERE!" She demanded, waving her arms, and half-rearing, giving her front legs a few kicks at the air. "We don't want you spirits no more!" She huffed, unsure how she was going to get them away from her siblings. Nobody pushed and bullied and hurt her siblings -- not on Artemis' watch! She wasn't afraid of some big ol' spirit. She'd rather be picked on than Lian or Selene!
"Nobody throws my siblings 'round! You gonna have to get through me!" She huffed, puffing out her chest, and standing as big as she could muster. She wasn't afraid. She'd spook the spirit off, somehow.
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