Gift of God

AURELIA At every turn, the stallion left her hanging. What an ass. He didn't bump her snout, he didn't say hi, he didn't even say he remembered her too. Honestly, anything would be better than this awkward silence. His hide was quickly drying, steaming as it did so. Of course, even looking like a half-wet dog, he was still attracted to her. His looks would only get him so far with Aurelia. Her patience was quickly draining and her temper heating up. When he turns and begins walking away, Aurelia takes offense. Her jaw relaxes, hanging open with a surprised expression. He wouldn't be able to see her expression because he was already facing away from her leaving. She was frozen still, unsure what she should do. Why had he even approached her if he had no desire to acknowledge her whatsoever? As she regained her composer, her eyes rolled back into her head as a sign of annoyance. "Hey!" she called as he kept walking. She opened her mouth to say something else but was truly at a loss for words. Usually, Aurelia only dealt with the extremes- she'd either be flirted with, yelled at, or loved. No one had ever blatantly ignored her in this way. It was pissing her the fuck off. Her hind hooves began heating up, something that occurred constantly since her arrival in the Rift whenever she got angry. They heated to the point they combusted with black gold-trimmed fire. The very distinct stench of fire that subtly clung to her hide constantly was magnified now that she was actually on fire. The stallion was ways in front of her now, nearly to the tree line, when Aurelia began cantering after him.  She looked rather angry now that she was all fired-up (literally). As quickly as her temper flared, it cooled. Maybe he was mute? The thought hadn't crossed her mind and it made her do a complete 180-degree-turn from angry to piteous. "Sorry," she mumbled awkwardly, 100% positive he was mute now. Of course, he wasn't actually mute and would probably be confused by Aurelia's apology. Or maybe he wouldn't care at all. à la folie; to madness

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