Sorry I've kinda been slacking on these, have been going through writers' block, so fun for me! not. Anyways, here is chapter 20!
Riverglade sighed. "You want to know why I do it? I do it out of guilt. it's my fault Lightbreeze and I are in here, my fault that we can't fly. Sablestone and Hawkwing had a bounty over our heads, and I led us right to them. I was a stupid weanling who liked getting into mischief. I was supposed to go spy on Sablestone alone. Lightbreeze tagged along because she's my best friend and considered it her job to keep me from doing anything too stupid."
Starsky bristled when Riverglade said Lightbreeze was her best friend.
"I'm sorry," Riverglade said much more softly. "I guess I needed to get that off of my chest for a whi....le." She pinned her ears at the three colts she saw walking towards them. They were the ones who always came to bully Starsky.
"Erm... hey, Riverglade. Starsky." Said the "leader" of the three, Redoak. The chestnut colt scratched behind his ear with a forest green wing, looking sheepish.
Riverglade raised a hind hoof, warning them that she would kick them if she had to. "What do you want, Redoak?" She demanded.
"We,..I... uh, wanted to apologize for being so mean to you... and Starsky." He added as an afterthought.
Starsky pawed the ground, clearly uncomfortable with the whole situation. She stared at the ground, avoiding everyone's eyes. "It's ok," She mumbled.
Riverglade pricked her ears forwards, surprised by her friends' easy forgiveness. She, herself, wasn't convinced. "Why do you it?" She asked Redoak. "Why do you bully Starsky, and anyone who isn't as big or strong as you, or who doesn't quite fit in? I'm leaving with the walkers tomorrow, so you can't put this off like do the other times I've asked you this exact same question. I need an answer and I need it now." She then sat, with her haunches on the ground, looking completely ridiculous, but not caring. She wasn't going anywhere.
Redoak looked extremely uncomfortable. Finally, he took a deep breath, and said "Because I'm mad. Mad at Hawkwing, Cloudfire, everyone. It's my only way to vent."
She was finally getting an answer! But a very unclear one. "Why do you need a vent?" She asked.
"Because Hawkwing banished my brother from the herd. His name is Sablestone."
And Starsky is a REALLY cool name.
And I think Redoak is cute. By any chance was he named after Redfire?
Oh my gosh now I have to work harder for Sablestone....
yes, Sablestone was technically banished from Plains Herd, but he didn't want to go back, anyways : ) He wanted to stay in Canyon Herd, with Mistfeather. (sorry Icy, his words XD)
WOW!!!! Sablestone was banished?!?!
oOOOOOhhhh!! AMAZING, RIVER! :D
OH NO SABLESTONE WAS BANISHED?!
lol
Uh oh...
Descriptions: Canyon Herd Riverglade: Bold, blue roan filly speckled with dozens of tiny light-brown, gray, and white dots, with dark, dusty-blue wings, dark stormy-gray mane and tail, brown legs. Lightbreeze: Pretty light palomino filly with gold-tipped pink-champagne colored feathers, thin blaze, and one small hind sock. Stormwing: Overstallion. Intimidating brown grullo with dark-turquoise feathers, snip on nose, 4 high socks. Brightcloud: Lead mare. Pretty cremello with mix of light and dark pink feathers, thin stripe down face, 4 small socks, and twinkling blue eyes. Ashwind: Dark, dapple gray colt with pale-green feathers and silver mane and tail. Sunflower: Palomino mare with a light purple feathers, large star on forehead, and 3 white socks. Sablestone: Young, buttermilk buckskin pinto stallion with sky blue feathers, blue eyes, bald face. Plains Herd: Hawkwing: Overstallion. Ruthless brown pinto with white feathers tipped in brown. (or whatever color hawk wings are hehehe see what I did there? hehe) Mooncloud: Lead mare. Dark silver appaloosa mare with light aqua feathers, long, wavy, black mane and tail, and black points. Cloudfire: Captain. Perlino stallion with dark purple feathers, thin blaze down face. Aspenglade: Skyherder. Small, red dun mare with coral feathers and blaze. Graydawn: Skyherder. Gray mare with red feathers, and broken stripe on face. Gingerroot: Chestnut snowflake appaloosa mare with light yellow feathers, wide blaze, 4 tall white socks. Strikestorm: Bay blanket appaloosa stallion with light yellowish-green feathers. Rockwind: Heavily spotted dark bay stallion with royal blue feathers. Starsky: Hawkwing and Mooncloud's filly. Delicate dapple gray filly with mint green feathers.
Redoak: Chestnut colt with forest green feathers, star on forehead, and one white sock