The Hybrid's Hope
I ask.
“She doesn’t choose to speak to everyone,” she says.
‘Welcome to my forest,’ she says to me, before turning and walking away .
“Thank you!” I call after her.
“What did she say?” Tanya asks.
“She welcomed me to her forest.”
“High praise, indeed,” Lily says, looking at me thoughtfully.
“You’ll have to meet Lucero. I wonder what she’ll think of you.”
“Who is Lucero?” Tanya asks.
“The last remaining unicorn. She bonded to me and Hera, then to Aolis. She is even more discerning than GoldMoon, which is saying something.”