Hoshor Plains basalt ii

he could not get close without permission, and maplesmoke thought he would only be teased so long as selenia was distracted by her filly.

he gave a snort and stomped a few times as he passed the pair of them; his efforts to appear as strong as the surly bison which shared (and shaped) their plains-home evident.

maplesmoke would circle back to a spot where selenia had been earlier, either where she had grazed or urinated, and here he would make a show of savoring the scents left behind.

hurry, go. he implied with another stomp of his hooves. if the filly remained too close he would have to separate them himself.