Agin and Shard

[White_Rider]

The bay stag entered and turned his head to watch his slow moving sister come from behind him.She walked with a limp and she also was pregnant so it made her extra slow.He snorted in impatience and danced back to her nudging from behind.She was only eight but gave the appearance of being old because she had so many foals by either forcer's or her father.
{Come on Shard.You are so slow}
Shard gave a grunt of pain as her brother circled her and turned her head to him.
{My foal will come soon.It may be my last}
The young Agin did not understand and rejoiced in the thought of his sister being able to walk again normally without the extra weight of a child.
{Come we must train more before the child comes}
Agin followed happily along sometimes in front, sometimes behind.Soon they came to a large clearing.Suddenly Shard's agility returned and she bounded across the clearing.She halted at one end and turned.
{Let's say you are thirsty and have walked miles}
Agin danced up to her.
{Oh but I am}
Suddenly there sprung up from the ground a trickle of water. It soon grew into a large stream.Agin and Shard waded in chest deep and drank deeply the free flowing water.Shard winced in pain.
{The foal will come tonight.We must be ready.}
Agin smiled and the stream disappeared leaving everything the way it had been.Slowly the pair set out for the foaling grounds.