winter glow

Strange occurrences had been hapening pretty frequently this winter season. Stars didn't wanna stay in their usual positions. Plants were glowing. And even now, he was being followed and constantly bothered by blue fireflies that just didn't seem to want to leave him alone. The monkey on his back would occasionally snag one, though before he could pop it into his mouth, they'd seemingly disappear. Yes...strange indeed.

He swished his tail at them in a vain attempt to keep them away, though it did little to deter the little blue annoyances. He slowly made his way across the basin, picking up bits of grass though he was wary of eating the glowing plants that littered the basin. They looked suspicious, though he couldn't help but wonder what would happen if he did eat them. The thought was tempting for sure, but he wasn't about to test it out.

Instead, he continued along until his hawk called out an alert to him. Raising his head, he spotted another figure not terribly far off. Ears perked towards the beast, and another call from his companion told him it was...a horse? Interesting. Curious, Balian made his way closer until he was within speaking distance, eyeing the smaller horse with curiosity. It wasn't often he came across other horses, at least not intelligent ones. Was this similar to him? Or was it a wilder cousin? "It's not often I see another horse out here, I swear the wolves have taken over the world."