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The little guy shivers until you find a nice warm cave. Sienna snuggles up to him and the guy stops shivering but continues sneezing. LaBarbara looks at you and pulls you to the side. "His mother is gone and even if he has a herd she was almost frozen through there's no way they're coming for him... I think we should keep Him with us."

a) Agree with her and welcome the little guy
b) tell her no and that you're going to find his family in the morning
c) END HIM FOR HE IS WEAK

Shortly after Rickon's band moved away from where the young foal was found, they discovered a cave nearby. The stallion lead the group inside, standing at the mouth of the cave to keep watch as everyone got settled in. Hours passed and Rickon grew drowsy, stepping slightly deeper into the shelter to keep himself warmer as he kept watch for predators. His ears perked backward to hear hoof steps behind him. He looked over his shoulder and noticed the tobiano mare approaching him. "Rickon, dear..." LaBarbara spoke softly, eyes softening with concern. "Are you truly going to try to find the colt's parents..? His mother is gone, and if his mother's herd truly cared for her and her unborn foal, they would've gone searching for him. If they did, they would've found him long before we did. It'd be best if he stayed with us. Sienna is more than willing to care for him, and I really don't mind nursing him until he's old enough to be weaned." The blue roan looked over with the mare at the red filly and the foal, seeing the colt snuggle up to her. His small head lowered onto her hind leg, his eyes slowly closing as he drifted off into a deep sleep. The stallion sighed deeply and walked around LaBarbara toward Sienna and the colt. "Sienna." The filly almost instantly looked up at him sadly, her ears flattening. "Dad...I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier, I just- I-...I just can't see Allen surviving with another herd. I've seen what other stallions do to colts who aren't fathered by them. Not that you're like that, but a lot of stallions are like that..."

"I know, that's how the stallion was who took over my birth herd, don't think I know how that feels." Rickon tucked his front legs beneath his body and laid down close to the young mare. "I had a friend who my father welcomed into the herd with his mother. Her herd abandoned her when she first discovered she was pregnant with her secret lover's foal. But when the bachelor's stallion defeated my father, the first thing he did was start taking out the colts or chasing them away. While my mother ushered me away to save my life, I watched as the stallion killed my friend..." Sienna's eyes widened in shock, she leaned forward and nuzzled the roan's cheek. "Oh, dad...I didn't know..."

"It's alright, it was a long time ago." He smiled and looked at the filly in her amber eyes. "I'll tell you what, you can raise the colt-" Sienna cleared her throat to interrupt him with a cocky grin, "His name is Allen." Rickon chuckled, "Right. You can raise Allen and LaBarbara may help, but you must promise that if we bump into his birth herd, we will return him to them." Sienna beamed and nodded speedily, "Yes, of course!" The stallion nuzzled his adopted daughter just before he stood up to return to his mare, who was smiling the entire time she watched their conversation. "You don't expect to find his herd, right?"

"Of course not. Like you said, it's possible they haven't even bothered to search for him or his mother. It's also possible they aren't looking for him because he could've been the foal of a bachelor stallion." LaBarbara nodded in agreement, softly touching her muzzle with the stallions. "You made the right choice, Rickon." Rickon smiled and waited until the mare laid down to step outside of the cave, looking up at the cloudy sky. He let the small white flurries land on his dark muzzle watching the white mist flow from his nostrils after each breath he took.

Word Count: 617

Diamond Count:
Fullbody: 20
Colored: 2
Shaded: 2
Detailed Background: 10
Herd Members Featured fullbody: 4
Short Story (WQ; 617): 6
Total = 44 diamonds

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Rickon, Sienna, LaBarbara, & Allen (c)

Description

Featured:
Rickon
Sienna
Allen

<-- Previous || Next -->

[Random Event]
The little guy shivers until you find a nice warm cave. Sienna snuggles up to him and the guy stops shivering but continues sneezing. LaBarbara looks at you and pulls you to the side. "His mother is gone and even if he has a herd she was almost frozen through there's no way they're coming for him... I think we should keep Him with us."

a) Agree with her and welcome the little guy
b) tell her no and that you're going to find his family in the morning
c) END HIM FOR HE IS WEAK

Shortly after Rickon's band moved away from where the young foal was found, they discovered a cave nearby. The stallion lead the group inside, standing at the mouth of the cave to keep watch as everyone got settled in. Hours passed and Rickon grew drowsy, stepping slightly deeper into the shelter to keep himself warmer as he kept watch for predators. His ears perked backward to hear hoof steps behind him. He looked over his shoulder and noticed the tobiano mare approaching him. "Rickon, dear..." LaBarbara spoke softly, eyes softening with concern. "Are you truly going to try to find the colt's parents..? His mother is gone, and if his mother's herd truly cared for her and her unborn foal, they would've gone searching for him. If they did, they would've found him long before we did. It'd be best if he stayed with us. Sienna is more than willing to care for him, and I really don't mind nursing him until he's old enough to be weaned." The blue roan looked over with the mare at the red filly and the foal, seeing the colt snuggle up to her. His small head lowered onto her hind leg, his eyes slowly closing as he drifted off into a deep sleep. The stallion sighed deeply and walked around LaBarbara toward Sienna and the colt. "Sienna." The filly almost instantly looked up at him sadly, her ears flattening. "Dad...I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier, I just- I-...I just can't see Allen surviving with another herd. I've seen what other stallions do to colts who aren't fathered by them. Not that you're like that, but a lot of stallions are like that..."

"I know, that's how the stallion was who took over my birth herd, don't think I know how that feels." Rickon tucked his front legs beneath his body and laid down close to the young mare. "I had a friend who my father welcomed into the herd with his mother. Her herd abandoned her when she first discovered she was pregnant with her secret lover's foal. But when the bachelor's stallion defeated my father, the first thing he did was start taking out the colts or chasing them away. While my mother ushered me away to save my life, I watched as the stallion killed my friend..." Sienna's eyes widened in shock, she leaned forward and nuzzled the roan's cheek. "Oh, dad...I didn't know..."

"It's alright, it was a long time ago." He smiled and looked at the filly in her amber eyes. "I'll tell you what, you can raise the colt-" Sienna cleared her throat to interrupt him with a cocky grin, "His name is Allen." Rickon chuckled, "Right. You can raise Allen and LaBarbara may help, but you must promise that if we bump into his birth herd, we will return him to them." Sienna beamed and nodded speedily, "Yes, of course!" The stallion nuzzled his adopted daughter just before he stood up to return to his mare, who was smiling the entire time she watched their conversation. "You don't expect to find his herd, right?"

"Of course not. Like you said, it's possible they haven't even bothered to search for him or his mother. It's also possible they aren't looking for him because he could've been the foal of a bachelor stallion." LaBarbara nodded in agreement, softly touching her muzzle with the stallions. "You made the right choice, Rickon." Rickon smiled and waited until the mare laid down to step outside of the cave, looking up at the cloudy sky. He let the small white flurries land on his dark muzzle watching the white mist flow from his nostrils after each breath he took.

Word Count: 617

Diamond Count:
Fullbody: 20
Colored: 2
Shaded: 2
Detailed Background: 10
Herd Members Featured fullbody: 4
Short Story (WQ; 617): 6
Total = 44 diamonds

References:
thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/palomi…
img13.deviantart.net/c808/i/20…
previews.123rf.com/images/lovl…
thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/bay-ho…
Rickon, Sienna, LaBarbara, & Allen (c)