The Balinor Chronicles: The Celestial Herd
Chapter Fifty: Twilight
Mulciber watched his foals run wild. They were two of his last, out of the beautiful crimson Mordran. Almost time for them to turn colors soon, too. And then, two of the greatest Sentinels in the Valley.
Mulciber gazed idly at Gaheris. Already, the young Unicorn's mane is streaked with burnt red, the color of fading coals. Smears of color blaze along his coat, their crimson shades still diluted amongst the white of his foal fur.
The Elemental's eyes slide over to Raiden. The larger of the twins, Mulciber would call him more a Friesian that then the lightly built yet solid types characteristic of the Fire stock. And his eyes…. So blue. Clear. Innocent.
Blue.
Mulciber frowned. The blue was odd. Both he and Mordran were of the Fire Line, so really, Raiden's eyes should be as red as embers. Mulciber focused on the swiftly moving coat of the young Unicorn. His legs, mane, and tail were all graced with black. Noticeably. Mind, he thought, many had possessed bay-like colorings, even Orcinus hadsported a dark mane and tail, but the eyes? He stared all the more intently at Raiden's coat. There!
It was hardly noticeable. But hardly noticeable is still noticeable, and hardly is still enough to incriminate.
Raiden's adult coat is black. Not just dark red, like the Twilights, but black. Completely and utterly dark.
It may be interesting to note one more thing:
Just as white is the bonding of all colors, so is black their absence.
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