#skataaaaaaa

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I like to think that Skata came from Edana's home pod so it was poetic justice that she was the horse that dragged him to his death.

HOW DARE YOU FIND YET ANOTHER WAY TO BREAK MY HEART BUT OH MY GOSH I AM SO FULLY BEHIND THIS 

But seriously, Skata would have been stabled there too, right???? (I can’t remember if Sean ever spoke about her being in that stable, but for the sake of utmost angst, let’s just assume that is the case.)

Before that night, imagine them clucking at each other early in the dawn, as Skata reminded Edana, who is as safe as a capall uisce can be, of their true home, the sea. But now I’m just imagining that Skata heard Edana’s cries of anguish??? I’m picturing Skata, whipped into a frenzy, straining impotently against the iron bars of her stall???? And???? 

T_T

LIKE MOST OF THE HUMANS HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THE CAPAILL UISCE’S SOCIAL LIVES??? THEY JUST THINK THE CAPAILL UISCE HATE EVERYTHING AND WANT TO FIGHT AND EAT EVERYTHING THAT MOVES INCLUDING OTHER CAPAILL UISCE??? BUT THAT IS PROBABLY NOT THE CASE??? THEY HAVE FAMILIES??? AND TERRITORIES??? AND HISTORIES???? AND MOTIVATIONS??? THEY’RE NOT JUST DUMB BEASTS????

Maybe I’m anthropomorphizing the capaill usice too much, but I want Mutt’s murder to be one of REVENGE.

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Skata? Skata.

I’m on a doodling spree, but will I ever color any of these? Possibly. Also possibly not. But I should since this fandom needs more art of its murderous horses.

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Something occurred to me last night as I was relistening to the audiobook: how differently do you think events would have occurred if Puck HAD risen Skata instead of Dove?

OH MY!!! That’s one hell of a WHAT IF!! I love it.

Two things stand out to me right away!

The winnings: If Gorry had agreed to do fifths, would Puck have made enough money to save the house if she won? The book is sort of vague about just how big the purse is, and Puck doesn’t seem all that knowledgable about the size when she’s talking about fifths: “That’s not really anything, unless you come in first. Then you could buy the whole island, if you wanted.” But that don’t seem accurate because even the whole purse wasn’t enough to save both the house and Corr (and it sounds like Puck wasn’t even thinking of the whole 200 initially, but rather the 8% of the purse Sean still needed). Anyway, if it turned out that a fifth wasn’t enough to save the house, then the money would’ve been needed for Puck and Finn start their life over, sans house. T_T

Sean: Would they have gotten close???? They would have never had the infamous KEEP YOUR PONY OFF THIS BEACH meet-cute, and Sean never would have offered her the bay mare without the white. That race on the cliffs with Puck on Dove is what sparked the respect and friendship they had for each other into being! Skata’s speed was a threat to Corr, and her murderous tendencies were a threat to everybody else, so I don’t see him helping Puck unless it was to bail her and the entire beach out because THIS MARE IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE and I don’t think Puck could have stopped her. But this would give them more fodder for an epic enemies-to-lovers relationship, and I AM ALWAYS DOWN FOR THAT.

There are a hundred of things one could touch on: how this would’ve affected Finn, the different themes, Mutt, etc., and I would love to hear everyone’s thoughts on what would happen, so chime in!

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@frogfacefinn​ reblogged your post and added:

@welcometothisby​ I like to imagine that skata does have a foal and when she carried Mutt into the sea they happily reunited and then ate Mutt for dinner.

IT IS LAW

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Okay I don't know if you're familiar with the game Skyrim but one of the horses you can purchase as your fearless steed on there is a black and white mare. I named my mare Skata, she eats bandits.

I am not familiar with Skyrim BUT I APPROVE OF YOUR CHOICES!

Sending ALL MY LOVE to SKATA, your adorable BANDIT-EATING piebald mare!