Nyx looked about her new home. The trees danced gracefully in the wind, and the blooming spring flowers hummed a happy tune. Birds sang and played in the breeze. Everything would have seemed perfect to any other horse, except Nyx.

She snorted at the wind, thinking, All this wind here! And what does it do? It blows my coat and tangles my fur! The flowers blew towards her, as if trying to cheer her up. Blech! Flowers, what nusances! What do they do? Attract bees and flies that bite! A bird rested softly on her shoulder. Mmmm... Lunch! She bit at the bird and it was dead and eaten faster than a horse's whinny. Finally! Something with value!

She purred in delight. Everything was silent. The wind had stopped, and the flowers had bent back down without the wind. The birds had fled in terror and Nyx merely smiled.

Benture was gliding low to the ground looking for something to eat when a flock of pantic birds went darting past him screaming words so fast he couldn't understand. She stared blankly in the direction the birds disapered to. Then he looked from were they came from. Pure curiousity came over him and he glideded swiftly torwards the direction they came from. He then saw a felin smiling at some odd direction.
Quietly he encircled her then landed nearby, she's probably a new member, I should go greet her and that he did. "Well hello there, welcome to the Yan Forest." He smiled pleasantly.

Smoke streams up,
Water Runs low,
Who will emerge,
StarHerd only knows.

Nyx snorted. Does he really think he can just come on down here and talk to me?! Well he's got another thing comin'! She raised her gaze to the hyppogryph. She walked over to where he was. Her gaze traced the outline of his head. She eyed him closely.

"I am Nyx," Nyx said. "Who are you?" She blinked as a leaf floated down before her, knocked off by the birds. She glanced down at it, then returned her eyes to the stallion. She looked him directly in the eye. She imagined smoke billowing up through the forest, animals running and screaming. She channeled all those images into her eyes. She willed them to communicate her thoughts.

Eyes glowing bright,
Thoughts running wild,
It's an endless night,
When will he arise?

He understood her unwelcoming gaze in an instant , his pleasant smile quickly faded. "I'm Bentur, warrior of the Yan forest, umm . . . nice to meet you, Nyx" he claimed dully. He gazed right back at her challengingly.

There you are! came the familar deep voice of Brownfang, leader of Yan Forest. She bouned towards Nyx and Benture. I see you met Benture. he happily said, trying to keep the peace in the herd. But he was governed by his little sister, so he had no idea what he was doing.

Evil forces work inside,
Where light can't glow,
Shielded from it all,
I wish it would go.

Nyx gave Benture one last look before she turned to Brownfang, "Hello Benture," she said, her voice echoing through the trees with menace. Then, her eyes lost some of their hate and anger. She stared at Brownfang. "Yes, I did meet your little friend Benture," her voice had lost some of its former menace, but it was replaced with impatience.

She thought back to when she had first been claimed. He didn't even bother to welcome me here! She scoffed in her mind. None of these... these, she searched for the right word, knowing it was hidden somewhere (possibly the past?). Then she knew she had found it, HOOLIGANS!!!!

The chosen are still here,
Creeping still through the night air,
While we sleep, cozy and warm,
They awaken in a big swarm.

"Why hello Brown fang," he dipped his head respectfully."Well Sir, I better be off. I haven't had any meals yet so I'm gonna go for a hunt." With that he opened his wings and took to the skies, he was happy to be out of there, and his stomach will soon be happy too.

I'm sorry Nyx, that I didn't introduce you before.. He dipped his head repectfully and folded back his brown ears. If there is any way I can make up for it? Brownfang never wanted bad thoughts or rumours about him.. Come on with that he raised his head and pricked his ears I'll introduce you to the others..

IN CAMP

Brownfang led Nyx into the grove of trees where he had called home. Hey everybody.. this is Nyx he turned to her, and bowed. Want to have a look around he smiled and gazed at her... she seemed so nagry and full of hate.