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Literature

A New Journey [RM]

Raven stirred slowly, letting the heat of the sun seep into her dark coat. She blinked her eyes open slowly, squinting in the bright light of the sun that was almost at its peak. She took another breath, and froze as her head jolted up. The scent of humans, only vaguely familiar to the mare but always concerning, assaulted her nose as her head whipped back and forth several times. She clambered to her feet from where she’d been resting, relaxing only when she was certain none of the two-legged creatures could be seen or heard. Even their scent, she recognized as she let the tension leave her coiled muscles, seemed to be fading and stale. She was likely in no active danger from them, for today at least. Her tail swished and she blew out a breath. Despite that, it wouldn’t be wise to linger on the mountain. Not when the humans’ scent had drowned out anything else, be it friend or foe. The dark mare looked around once more, spotting nothing moving in her vicinity other than a bird