The Balinor Chronicles: The Celestial Herd
Chapter Nineteen: Sirani's Dreams
Eons upon eons before this tale, when Sirani embarked upon her quest to make her dreams reality, her wanderings brought her through many different worlds.
In one of them, the one that goes my many names, Sirani tied to pay homage to the Mare, her long-time friend. She created a creature that all but resembled the Mare, possessing the same build but for the horn. It was loyal and true. It had all of the spirit and grace that the Mare had claimed, but lacked in Magic. She left the creature unnamed, but the people of that world created named for the stallions and mares that wandered their land, and they too, affected the world. The creatures gave the men of this world everything, from meat, to clothing, to transportation. In time, the animals grew into all shapes and sizes, usually named for their land of origin. The one from Clydesdale was truest to the Mare's gentleness; the one from Arabia, closest to her grace; the one from Friesland, closest to her power; the one from Andalusia, closet in color and ability. Perhaps, though, the onemost like the Mare was never created by Sirani, though it is found in the backyards of many younglings across the lands of that world. However, Sirani, saddened by her failure to make a true representation of her one true friend, departed in sadness and did not try again for many worlds.
But she did try again, this time, in the land of the Mortal Realms.
In this world only, Sirani tried once, and only once, again to honor her long time friend, The Mare. However, she could not replicate the Mare's power, grace, and purity all at once. She tried, and she failed. The animal she created was even closer to the look of the Mare, this time possessing the horn, size, and strength of the Mare, but it was overbearing, arrogant, lacking in magic, and possessed an unrivaled temper. They were so hateful of all other creatures that they became known as "The Wild Ones." Indeed, all of the traits Sirani had valued so highly in the Mare had been lost, only to be replaced by this mere mockery. Distraught, Sirani refused to try again.
The world of the Mortal Realms thus remained barren of the magic unicorn.
edited: 11/10/2005