Post by Tex on May 7, 2008 6:58:13 GMT
The mare she had been speaking to had disappeared, to where was unknown. Her sooty tail flicked the air, and hard hooves rhythmically thudded into the ground in an easy trot. Black ears swiveled to catch all sounds, and an inquisitive muzzle twitched in fascination. All her life, and not one glimpse of man. She had no idea what these creatures were, nor what they wanted. So from this high peak, or rise, Coorah stared with fascination at the square cave they lived in. The smells drifted up, of horses and sweat, of wood and- what was that? It burned her nostrils, made her cough and her eyes leak tears. She moved out of the black smoke and stood beside it, still staring at the man-home.