Nova Peak black horse and the cherry tree

Raider did everything she could think to placate her baby, though she learned a rough lesson about motherhood that day: no matter how hard she tried, sometimes there was just no winning when it came to her young. By the time Ruckus and the others finally conked out, she was rather frazzled.

In fact, she stepped outside of the den into the downpour. She was drenched in an instant. Raider tipped her face toward the gloomy sky, eyes slitting against the onslaught. It was refreshing, exactly what she needed to soothe her nerves.

Raider stood outside for several moments, enjoying the last pulses of lightning and thunder in the distance, then stepped back inside to drip dry before joining her children.