"I was, uh, well..." Moon hesitated to say what had made her run, but she did have to tell her herd leader...

Phantom listened waiting to hear the reason, she knew it had something to do with Aurora but what had gotten her so upset confused her. She would glance occassionally at West making sure he was okay, she quietly said to West "You look a bit better.. Do you still feel nauseous?"

Moon looked gratefully at Phantom, then turned back to West. "Yeah, you still look really sick."

Phantoms eared flicked "Yes he does but don't change the subject young lady... Why did you run off?"

Dixie tossed her wet mane as it stuck to her neck. she dropped her finely built head and nibbled the grass. she was lonely... she aalways felt like that... no stallion had ever lifted that spirit of loneliness that was wedged deep between her heart and her head. she couldn't shake it away...

Aurora turned around looking out in the valley, nobody besides two or three mares were there. Where did they all go... He trotted down to one mare that was grazing "Excuse me do you know where everyone went?" Aurora looked at her with confusion and a bit of worry sine it was unusual for half of the herd to be gone

Dixie raised her head at the question. "yeah, Moon went running then West and Phantom took off after her"

West looked at Moon, waiting for an answer. He didn't really understand why he was more worried about her and running off... and Phantom and a bruised leg that must hurt like fire, but definitely not fatal... than him who got attacked by four giant wolves with a possibly injured brain, head, and infected shoulder. Well... this was himself he was talking about. Big heart over brain kind of guy. He glanced at Phantom as she asked her question. "Yes.. but I'm sure it will pass." He shook his head again, looking back to Moon.

Aurora held in a breathe "Oh... okay thanks..." He walked towards the exit of the valley, he knew it was his fault that Moon ran off. But all he ever wanted to do was to play and have fun. Aurora's tail flicked wildly showing his anxiousness as he looked out of the valley waiting for all three of them to popped up in the distance

Dixie nodded as he walked away