Disclaimer: Shadowfax and the concept of Mearas belongs to Tolkien. Any badly named horses in this chapter belong to me.
"Shadowfax, what are you looking at?" Spearsilver asked his friend.
"Nothing," neighed the handsome stallion quickly, turning his head away from the angelic vision he had just seen. "Nothing at all."
His somewhat less handsome, less muscular, yet still attractive friend stiffened. "You were staring at something." Then it dawned on him. "You were looking at that half-breed!"
Shadowfax tried to defend himself. "No I wasn't…Well, okay, maybe I was…Not really though…She's kind of pretty, don't you think?"
"No!" screeched Spearsilver. "She's not even full Meara! How could you think that something with overgrown bird wings sticking out of its back could possibly be pretty? You are a young prince, and it would do you good to remember that. As royalty, you must marry a healthy young Meara of this herd, particularly one your sire has arranged a marriage with for you."
"Y-yes, v-very well, very well Spearsilver…Race you to that rock then?"
And they raced, Shadowfax winning, as he is the better athlete, as well as the better warrior.
Later, Shadowfax went to meet his sire, who said that he needed to talk.
Riverstar, king of the herd, spoke to his son. "Young Shadowfax, I have heard from one of your friends that you have been watching the new arrival to our herd."
"A prince should know his people, should he not?"
Riverstar looked taken aback at his son's incredible wit and cunning. "Why yes, I suppose he should. Remember though, she is not full Meara, so you mustn't have feelings for her."
"Oh Sire, I hardly know her."
After a while though, Shadowfax decided that it would be a good idea to get to know her at least a bit. As he explained it to his sire, "To make sure she is not dangerous."
So he went to speak to her.
And decided that she was dangerous.
She was a danger to his heart.
A/N: Now if that wasn't the corniest way to end a chapter, I don't know what is. This is starting to sound like a reeeeeeeeally bad Disney movie. Anyway, thanks for the reviews everyone! :) I feel speshul.