Scion of the Woods

"He's a sheep taur! His species apparently holds records by word of mouth like ours did, but they're still... You know. Around. I've been meaning to ask him to bring me to his elders, but I always get too nervous to ask... They have a herd that's a good ways from our forest, but I finally managed to use the spell mother left me to traverse to and from the forest as I please! The one you use to come back in the spring. Isn't that cool?"

“I see. I heard passing tales of other taur in our midst. But never have I had the chance to meet one personally. Much more pressing matters needed tending.” His hand reaches up to scratch his facial hair in ponder. Regardless of how long it may have been since Clora met this new friend of hers... it makes him think if there are other taurs who survived this conflict. And if said conflict was as isolated as all this makes it sound.

...to him, it felt as if the world came crashing down. Yet the actual world extends so much farther than the confines of what’s beyond the treelines.

“It pleases me to know that your acuity with magic has yet to falter with age, Clora. But do be mindful of what those powers entail. You never know who you may be exposing yourself to. This is no dressing-down. Just... be careful. Yes?”

"Balfooooor- Don't say stuff like that!" She twiddled her hooves anxiously at his compliments. "And of course he is! I'll have to introduce you two sometime! It'll be nice to share with each other, I've learned stuff about cervitaur culture that mother didn't leave in her books from him! It's crazy!"

“Such knowledge is certainly hard to come by. There were few to chronicle our pasts. Even fewer remained. And their works... well, we know what happened to the compendiums.

This does intrigue me. I wonder what all is it that this person knows. Is he one of our kind? Born in the wilds? Or... is he an outsider?”

"You'll hardly believe it, but I've been making friends! One of them is even a taur too! It's so cool!"

“’Hardly’ believe it? Quite the contrary. You are kind and patient, more so than most, Clora. If either one of us could establish friendships, it would be you who succeeds.

I trust that this taur friend of yours is... worthy? Of such a title?”

"Balfor!!! You're back from your trip across the forest!!!"

@balf0r

“As promised. I will not let Spring come to pass without visiting at least once. All is well, I trust...?”