Around the fifth day of traveling through the plains, which were a far many miles so it was natural it would take many days to get over, they began to wonder why they had met no unicorns at all. They should have at least run into one unicorn leaving in this blissful place. But all five days going towards the target they met no one, which would be good since both Celestial and darkened unicorns were their enemys, save for Celesty who was their friend and friend to Celestial unicorns, being one herself.
But, around the seventh day of traveling, which meant around the last few days before exiting the plains and getting on to the next leg of their journey, they at last saw some unicorns. But as the neared, the large group started stampeding. And at that moment all seven unicorn raised their eyes high in surprise. No. Not unicorns. These were regulars. No horns. They must of fallen through the gap.
'Or' Fern thought, 'they were lead through the gap'. The group watched and at last they saw the disturbance. Two dogs, a rarity on this side of this side of the gap at this particular part of the world, because humans didn't like living here because the soil wasn't much for farming and if anyone got sick there were no doctors. So, no humans, no dogs. They were two collies, for sure. One was a regular collie, brown and white with tulip ears. A female, too. The other was male, black and white, with ears that arched with a sharp point. A Border Collie. And they were herding their horses, by golly! They were driving them towards the other end of the plains, where their masters farm would lie .
Since the master could communicate with his dogs much better on this side of the gap, the dogs had a very clear idea of their mission. Collect the horses and bring them in for the young ones to be branded or sold. One of those people who preferred horses to unicorns.
The dogs, who hadn't seen unicorns since they all left and was only recent bought, wouldn't know one by sight. So they, naturally, would think them a horse to be taken in and branded or sold.
The male raged forward barking madly at the unicorns. "Get in the group now or I'll rip your throat open" snarled the dog.
Kort snorted and laughed. "No" he replied simply to the dog.
"You asked for it" snarled the dog. He lunged for Kort's throat. Reluctant to kill an innocent creature that simply didn't know better, he blocked the dogs attack with his horn. The dog landed on his feet, ears pinned, growling.
"What are you waiting for" called the female collie.
"These ones are rebellious" snarled the male back.
"Well show them who's in charge"
"I couldn't."
"Why?"
"That thing on his head. The pointy thing. He stopped me."
The female snorted. "Useless males" she murmured and she came forward. Now, collies are very close to wolves. Their attack style was bite quick then slash and leap away. Then repeat. Wear the enemy down. Make them obey. Show them they are master, and the enemy is the lowly servant.
The she-collie lunged for Lests throat. Master valued females over males as a herd consisted of one male and many females. But unicorns are often different and not close to this instinct. They more often that not chose one unicorn to be their mate.
Lest quickly blocked the collies attacked with a quick movement of his horn. He arched his neck over his throat and flipped the collie by shoving its head upward, tipping her back.
Lest calmly surveyed the she-collies shock at the unicorns behavior. "See?" the male said smugly.
"Shut up, Cescil" snarled the she-collie. The male, Cescil as she called him, stayed silent but grinned and rolled his eyes.
"So" snarled the she-collie. "Were at a stand off."
"No, we are simply not part of your odd creatures over there" Lest replied.
"We are" Kort spoke up, "Unicorns. And those 'pointy things' on our heads are horns."
The collies were puzzled. Master had mention unicorns but they had no idea they were like horses with horns. They though of beasts that hunted. Carnivores. They were mistaken.
"We have no fight with you, dogs. We are simply journeying, in fact, the same way you are" Lest said.
"Hes right, no fight with us Sasha" spoke up the male dog.
The female snarled at him and pinned her ears.
"I propose we go with you till the end of the valley and then we splitour separate ways."
The fae, Sasha, considered. "Fine" she said grudgingly.
"And if you try to keep us from leaving" snarled Kort, "You can't stop us."
"Yeah" spoke up Dawe, glaring.
"Humph" Sasha said. "I am Sasha and my mate here is Cescil."
"I am Lest. This is Leelo, Geogin, Fern, Dawe, Kort, and our bright friend here, Celesty."
Each unicorn in turn bobbed their head when their name said.
"We will join the herd until the end" Lest said.
And so, the unicorns were introduced to the herd. And they started on their way again, in a large a safe number, with two dogs as their guardians.