"No, no Eponya! You're forcing it too much, gently, gently,
no!!" The centaur ducked as the human girl sent a large rock
whizzing over his head. Then turned to look at her.
The human girl had only been with them 2 months but she already had strong ability to control, save for the number of storms she caused when she got frustrated about her learning or about only being able to remember her past in pieces. The girl had wool brown hair roughly cut just a bit bellow shoulder level. Her skin was tanned honey gold form being out with the herd.
"It not I fault! It hard!" the girl huffed irritated and kicked at the rocks swerving her foot before it connected with the stone.
"That's why you have to learn to focus," the centaur snapped stopping a front hoof.
The girl snorted. "Too hot to practice. Can't I go play with other foals."
"No Eponya. Work first, you know better."
She did, in all truth, know better but that didn't make it any more acceptable to her. "But Rien, why not tell I story about two hoofs who look like I."
"Later. Now, try again."
The girl known as Eponya huffed again and turned back to trying to move the rock. The sun was lowering in the sky but it was still hot and the coarse dress she wore of a scratchy brown material decorated with the multicolored hairs of the centaurs was becoming sweat soaked. They didn't stop till the sun had almost sank below the horizon.
"That's enough for today," Rien said standing his glossy blue coat like the slowly darkening sky.
"Good! I not like this. Hurt head. And when I try to remember-" tears welled up in her eyes. Rien moved forward and smoothed her hair affectionately.
"Don't try, you are Eponya Gaia for now, that's all you worry about." She nodded and stood dusting of the coarse material.
"May I go find Feten now?"
"Go ahead," Rien said moving back shaking his head so his pale white hair shimmered like woven moonlight.
She grinned and raced of her legs carrying her at an amazing speed. She was proud of that. That having only 2 legs instead of 4 she could almost move as fast as some of the herd.almost. She reached the trees that circled the large field where the herd kept and moved into them green and brown blurs going by.
They attracted her for some reason. She remembered green and brown, falling through sea of it, sharp branches tearing, hurting. She screamed as she noticed she was falling now but down a steep hill where the ground cut up. She fell until- someone caught her.
"Look, falling of forest cliffs already. I told you, dulling your mind."
She looked up, into a pair of leaf green eyes. Raven black hair fell around a well-toned face of a centaur with a dark mahogany brown coat. She scowled.
"I's mind not dull, Feten. And if not careful I kick you."
"You think those soft feet will hurt." He smiled and set her down again. "Why you fall of cliff?"
"I was.was remembering."
Feten looked worried. "Are you leaving?"
She looked up surprised. "Why I leave?" He shrugged silently looking down and raised a hoof nervously. "Tell!"
"It's nothing. Just worrying about you. I need an excuse to worry." He kicked at a rock and she frowned knowing it was more than that but not wanting to get him angry at her.
"How Seri?"
Feten looked up again. "She's fine. Still run lots, tiring out herd guardian always-"
He was cut of by a loud shriek of "Feten!" and a small body hit him full impact knocking him down. The girl Eponya laughed as the little centaur girl helped her brother up grinning. Her green eyes sparkled mischievously and her autumn gold-brown hair was plaited and glinted in the moonlight.
"Seri! I told you to stay with the herd," Fatan said standing again. Seri pouted.
"That's not fair. I'm 9 years only 6 years less than you and Eponya. And besides," Seri went to the girl and wrapped her arms around her possessively, "She's my friend too, and I want to play!"
The girl Eponya smiled and looked at Feten who look irritatedly at Seri clinging to Eponya.
"Fine! You'll follow anyway if I don't bring you."
"Yes, I will," she seemed to take pride in this. Seri let go of the girl and snatched up her hand instead. "Now, where are we going."
"I found some strange things towards the thin part of the forest," Feten said.
"Oooooh," the girl Eponya said fidgeting. "We're not suppose to go there."
He looked at her. "What's the matter? You always go exploring with us and get into trouble."
"I know, but.but Grandfather said do not go there of all places. And he looked scared! There must be something awful there. Maybe a giant snake!"
"I went up there earlier and I ain't see no snake."
"Don't worry Eponya," Seri said grinning eagerly. "I'll hold your hand and if I see any snakes, I'll kick it and kick it then pound it to dust!" She punctuated with a firm nod and stamp of her hoof.
The girl sighed. "Ok, but I not want get caught."
"We won't, come on." With that Feten took the lead, Seri humming lightly as she held to the girl's hand.
The human girl had only been with them 2 months but she already had strong ability to control, save for the number of storms she caused when she got frustrated about her learning or about only being able to remember her past in pieces. The girl had wool brown hair roughly cut just a bit bellow shoulder level. Her skin was tanned honey gold form being out with the herd.
"It not I fault! It hard!" the girl huffed irritated and kicked at the rocks swerving her foot before it connected with the stone.
"That's why you have to learn to focus," the centaur snapped stopping a front hoof.
The girl snorted. "Too hot to practice. Can't I go play with other foals."
"No Eponya. Work first, you know better."
She did, in all truth, know better but that didn't make it any more acceptable to her. "But Rien, why not tell I story about two hoofs who look like I."
"Later. Now, try again."
The girl known as Eponya huffed again and turned back to trying to move the rock. The sun was lowering in the sky but it was still hot and the coarse dress she wore of a scratchy brown material decorated with the multicolored hairs of the centaurs was becoming sweat soaked. They didn't stop till the sun had almost sank below the horizon.
"That's enough for today," Rien said standing his glossy blue coat like the slowly darkening sky.
"Good! I not like this. Hurt head. And when I try to remember-" tears welled up in her eyes. Rien moved forward and smoothed her hair affectionately.
"Don't try, you are Eponya Gaia for now, that's all you worry about." She nodded and stood dusting of the coarse material.
"May I go find Feten now?"
"Go ahead," Rien said moving back shaking his head so his pale white hair shimmered like woven moonlight.
She grinned and raced of her legs carrying her at an amazing speed. She was proud of that. That having only 2 legs instead of 4 she could almost move as fast as some of the herd.almost. She reached the trees that circled the large field where the herd kept and moved into them green and brown blurs going by.
They attracted her for some reason. She remembered green and brown, falling through sea of it, sharp branches tearing, hurting. She screamed as she noticed she was falling now but down a steep hill where the ground cut up. She fell until- someone caught her.
"Look, falling of forest cliffs already. I told you, dulling your mind."
She looked up, into a pair of leaf green eyes. Raven black hair fell around a well-toned face of a centaur with a dark mahogany brown coat. She scowled.
"I's mind not dull, Feten. And if not careful I kick you."
"You think those soft feet will hurt." He smiled and set her down again. "Why you fall of cliff?"
"I was.was remembering."
Feten looked worried. "Are you leaving?"
She looked up surprised. "Why I leave?" He shrugged silently looking down and raised a hoof nervously. "Tell!"
"It's nothing. Just worrying about you. I need an excuse to worry." He kicked at a rock and she frowned knowing it was more than that but not wanting to get him angry at her.
"How Seri?"
Feten looked up again. "She's fine. Still run lots, tiring out herd guardian always-"
He was cut of by a loud shriek of "Feten!" and a small body hit him full impact knocking him down. The girl Eponya laughed as the little centaur girl helped her brother up grinning. Her green eyes sparkled mischievously and her autumn gold-brown hair was plaited and glinted in the moonlight.
"Seri! I told you to stay with the herd," Fatan said standing again. Seri pouted.
"That's not fair. I'm 9 years only 6 years less than you and Eponya. And besides," Seri went to the girl and wrapped her arms around her possessively, "She's my friend too, and I want to play!"
The girl Eponya smiled and looked at Feten who look irritatedly at Seri clinging to Eponya.
"Fine! You'll follow anyway if I don't bring you."
"Yes, I will," she seemed to take pride in this. Seri let go of the girl and snatched up her hand instead. "Now, where are we going."
"I found some strange things towards the thin part of the forest," Feten said.
"Oooooh," the girl Eponya said fidgeting. "We're not suppose to go there."
He looked at her. "What's the matter? You always go exploring with us and get into trouble."
"I know, but.but Grandfather said do not go there of all places. And he looked scared! There must be something awful there. Maybe a giant snake!"
"I went up there earlier and I ain't see no snake."
"Don't worry Eponya," Seri said grinning eagerly. "I'll hold your hand and if I see any snakes, I'll kick it and kick it then pound it to dust!" She punctuated with a firm nod and stamp of her hoof.
The girl sighed. "Ok, but I not want get caught."
"We won't, come on." With that Feten took the lead, Seri humming lightly as she held to the girl's hand.