Tribe of the Lach'tannva
Tribe of the Sun Horizon
You start down the path, and come to a large bush blocking your way. Vine grow on the rocks around you, and you search for a way through. You walk around, trying to find a way into the small cluster of rocks. FInally you find a thin crack between two of the rocks, just large enough to let you through. Entering, your feet step onto a circle of grass in between them, and a large fruit tree grows on your left, leaves hanging above you. You brush them out of your face, and look around.
"'Lenca! Lar, et kishta han lin kalac!" You blink as a little blue horse comes running up to you, smiling. He notices your confused look, and speaks again. "I am sorry, I did not realize that you did not speak Vahshian." He smiles at you, and you ask what he said. "Traveller! Hello, and welcome to my tribe!" You nod, and grin down at him.
Another comes up next to him, and he nuzzles the purple mare, then turns back to you.
"I am Lamai'kheh'latea, or Wind on Water, and this is my mate, Esha'lapae, Moonlight." The mare nods at you, and says in greeting. "Lin kahra parr ajak tund yutin, 'lenca." She smiles. "I hope you enjoy this visit, traveller." You grin, and say that you wish to. Esha' looks at her mate, then bows to you, and runs off. Lamai' watches her go, then turns his head back to you. "She is shy around strangers. After she knows you, she will become more outgoing." He gives a halfsmile. "Don't worry."
You look around, searching for the rest of his tribe. He sees you look around, and speaks again. "If you wish to see the rest of my tribe, 'lenca, come." He swishes his tail slowly, and you follow him.
He leads you over to where you see two more of his tribe are walking together. They pause when they see you, and then trot up together. "Lar 'lenca!" The pink one begins, before her mate speaks. "I am Dacon'shana, Rose Petal, his-" She nudges the stallions side, who in return nips lightly at her swaying tail, "- mate." The green one grins. "And I am Sha'se'teshel, Whisper of Leaves. Dacon' and I are the carekeepers of the foals, before they are fostered."
He notices your confused look, and explains. "The Myon, long ago, were abused by humans that came to our land. We finally escaped, though not after many of our species had been killed by human hand. We found Vah'se'kahra, and named it so, the Land of Hope. The three tribes, once one, are now fostering out our foals to good homes. They will only go to those that are good. We are attempting to spread the Myon out over the web-worlds, trying to remake our tribes. Three foals are given out at a time, unless otherwise said. We watch over them until they are ready to go to their new homes." Sha nods as he sees your surprised look. Dacon' speaks again. "Yes, the humans ravaged our lands, so many are wary of humans now. Do not be too surprised if they mistrust you."
You nod at the red mare, and look back to Lamai', who's ears are perked toward the tree, where whispering sounds are heard. He smiles dryly at you. "The last pair of our tribe is over there." You smile, and go over. Behind the tree, is a happily playing pair. They are smiling, the green stallion chasing the light pink mare. She runs around, laughing, and hides behind your leg, not noticing you. The stallion charges laughing, and calling something out in Vahshian. You watch them for a little while, until they notice you looking at them. The pink skids to a stop, and walks up slowly, curiously towards you. The stallion smiles friendly at you, and rears halfway.
"I am Latea'kana, Watermelon!" The mare says, laughing. The green stallion smiles, and introduces himself. "And I am Tili'eyn, Tiger Flare, Kana's mate." He chases her around you, and ends up in front of you again. "I suppose that you know that we are Myon, correct?" You nod. "But do you know our full name? I thought not. We are Myon'se'tote'desavi." You blink, not saying anything. He laughs. "Joy of the Spirit in Vahshian, 'lenca. Myon is the word for Joy, which I think describes us well!" The mare laughs, and dodges away from him.
Lamai' come up to you, shaking his head and laughing at the pair. "They are the most energetic of our tribe, always finding something to laugh at! Also, I assume you noticed Tili'eyn's stripes? Those are passed on to the foals that the pair has. It is not certain, but it is very common for one of their foals to have the stripes."
He smiles, then becomes serious. "I know Sha' told you our tale, do you wish to foster one of our foals?"