Hoshor Plains limestone ii

they were still on the plains, though their numbers had grown to a protective amount. 

selenia took more time to eat, finding she was ravenous after days of being alone. with her sisters close, their band guided by fancy and guarded by maplesmoke, she finally relaxed a little.

the mare snorted twin plumes of steam into the air as she pawed beneath the snow, searching this time for filling roots. occasionally selenia glanced longingly toward the distant smudge of shadow indicating the heartwood.