The Academy: this night whispers my name;; fixed =3

The night’s darkness surrounded me, and I was unaware of where I had wandered to. I had felt a need to get away from the roughness of the desert of Ni’Srilan and I figured that I might as well tour around, try and figure out how to get from place to place. And try to figure out which place is which. This land was all new to me, having only been here a short while, and only having met only one other it wasn’t seeming quite so welcoming… so I decided I needed to go out to find others.

As I was wandering in the dark, with the silvery light of the crescent moon shining in the pitch black sky above me, I suddenly felt a curious sensation spread through me - almost like I had been searching for this place for a long time. Or maybe it was just my imagination… It was more likely the latter, as I had long ago learned not to just trust my gut. It had gotten me into a lot of trouble many times before.

The wind suddenly picked up, throwing the tendrils of my mane away from my neck, exposing the odd, round white spot behind my right ear. My head raised and my eyes closed as I stopped to enjoy the cool breeze. It was much nicer here than in the desert that was for sure. I enjoyed the darkness of night, the deepness of it. I opened my eyes as I decided that I should find someone – anyone. There were questions that I had.

What was this longing I suddenly developed? Why did I suddenly have this massive urge to know people? It wasn’t like I needed equine companionship – I had gone without it for quite a long time now. Which is why, I reminded myself, I almost became a mute.

I figured that standing here wasn’t going to do me any good. And besides, a longer walk would do me good in this cool night air. My muscles then strained and released as my hooves were pushed into the ground, beginning to propel my ebon physique onward into the night, in search of another equine. My ears stood alert atop my head, my eyes scanning the land before me, trying to catch any sounds that could indicate another of my kind. My going was slow, but quiet, so that I could make sure I wouldn’t pass anyone by that was within my range of vision, whether by hearing or seeing them.

But who would be out at this time of night? Besides a crazy like me, that is.

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come hell or high water // my search will go on

played by Erin