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You drift into another glade, where sunlight filters in from an emerald green canopy. Wildflowers blanket the fields, and small, crystalline waterfall cascades downward from a small cliff area, into a aquamarine pool, with daintily floating lilies on their lilypad boats. You look down, and see the fragile imprint of a hoof, then glance up to see the owner of such a perfect print. Drops of dew have encrusted the well-shaped hoof print with a diamond sheen, and when the sun hits it, it seems to sparkle and glow with a silvery luster.
Suddenly, you hear a noise-a rustle in the bushes near the pool. Slowly you turn, to catch a glimpse of the most marvelous creature:
It seems to be a horse, but with more energy and poise than such an equine would possess-the long, slender legs rest on golden hooves, and an ivory horn sprouts from its forehead. It looks at you, quite calmly. ~Greetings, traveler. I am Everrath~
More unicorns follow Everrath.
A bright pink palomino states that
her name is ~Talai~
A wild young red appaloosa,
apparently Everrath's sister, is ~Imp~
And Imp's friend, Buttercup, for the shining gold of her mane related, in her mother's eyes, to the meek little wildflower.
The last three, a family, pertain to the original aspects of a unicorn. The little one, ~Pan~, never strays too far
from her father, ~Petaro~, while
her mother, ~WildEve~, loves to run free.
You bid farewell to the lovely creatures, and take your leave.
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