This Isn't Exandria, Is It

In its own way, the Veiled Shrine had taken up a beautiful appearance today. The columns that made up its side were smooth and unblemished white stone with carvings of Pegasus and Battle Whers adorning its roof. Perhaps an odd depiction but perhaps not, given what awaited her inside.

The fountain trickled merrily though oddly enough the water that hit the pool at the base failed to cause even the tiniest ripple. Just another bit of the IF at work, or perhaps the force was Aeon himself. Whatever the case it seemed to have attracted another someone curious about the thing. A good-sized, half-grown, nearly-draconic creature was nosing about the fountain with a single-minded determination, watching the water fall by following it with his nose, exploring about the rim, then back again. But he seemed to catch the scent of Alxian on the wind as his nostrils flared and his head came up. Faceted eyes whirled in a flicker of orange uncertainty quickly chased away by blue and green. He lumbered over towards the dragonrider and shoved his head against her, nipping her hand surprisingly gently for a creature of his size before he flicked his tongue over the injury.

And a moment later both would hear a shrill neigh before a winged equine with black embers in her mane and tail would come galloping through the columns and try to shove into the Battle Wher.

I won't let you hurt him! challenged the Pegasus.

I claimed him first, and I always get what I want! the Battle Wher countered with a snarl, tail lashing side to side threateningly.

Perhaps a referee is in order?

Bond! What I Decide, I Do Male Iron Battle Wher, Xiantun and You Will Love Me Female Shade Firemane/Wind Pegasus Hybrid to Alxian!

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What I Decide, I Do Male Iron Battle Wher, Xiantun

Mindspeech: Bold #ce5200

Iron is a metal that once forged can be difficult to break. Xiantun can be said to have the same determined stubborn quality. When he is informed of something he will usually decide on a course of action, should one be needed, and once that course is chosen he will do it with single-minded intent. This decisiveness can be a very desirable quality especially in moments when action needs to be taken quickly. However, this nature is off-set by a self-indulgent streak. When allowed leisure time he will unfailingly follow whatever impulse assured his immediate comfort and satisfaction, be it raiding the kitchen, lounging around in occasionally inconvenient places for hours at a time, or pursuing female Wher company. Thankfully his bond to Alxian assures that he can get him to stir himself from thinking only about himself when he is needed…just with perhaps a bit of shoving.

Xiantun is physically a typical Wehr in body structure with wings capable of short flight, faceted eyes that shift with his mood and the ability to see heat, and their deadly teeth. His bladed tail weapon looks like two flat bone hooks fused back to back. His thick, tough hide looks like raw, unworked iron ore, primarily orange-brown with flecks and streaks dark gray mixed in. He stands on the tall end for his rank at 6'3" tall and 12 feet long.




You Will Love Me Female Shade Firemane/Wind Pegasus Hybrid

Mindspeech: Italics #da23c4

The father, raw confidence and power, the monster in the shadows that you fear. The mother, among the sweetest and most affectionate of Bondeds who adores physical attention

Well, they say that opposites do attract! And the result of this strange Chase is a single, beautifully elegant equine hybrid.

You Will Love Me has all of the confidence of her sire blended with the affectionate nature of her dam. Thus she is the type to make friends easily because once she's decided she likes someone she will be their friend, simple as that. It's inevitable, unstoppable, and she will be the best friend you can have. Her love language is Physical Contact so you can be certain she will be in your personal bubble whenever she can even if she must shove her way there. She can be silent when the mood strikes her, making her sneak attack nuzzles all the more surprising. In short You Will Love Me will smother you in love and won't take no for an answer. Thankfully she is also a very useful equine: her sire's blood in her veins means she's far from the near-helpless soul a full-blood Wind Pegasus might be and she is more prone to fight than flight (literal and figurative). Whether on the ground or diving from the air You Will Love Me takes threats to her beloved Alxian and those who call him Bonded very personally; she can be affectionate and furious in equal measure.

While delicate of build much like an Akhal Teke, You Will Love Me's dark bay color hedges on black with a bit of a bronze-like sheen that turns to true bronze hooves. Her eyes are either dark brown or black, it's really hard to tell. Her mane and tail are a golden color and true hair as opposed to flames and her mighty wings feathered and more than capable of carrying her aloft. Some might just think her a dark-colored Pegasus of indeterminate rank as her dark color masks whether or not she carries a Wind's back and shoulder cross. But when she is truly enraged black ember-like sparks flick to life within her mane and tail.