The wild spirit of the mountains

Chapter 2

Chapter 2: the herd

The sun rises for another day. Spiritus gets up with a jump and runs around in the tall long grass.

"Spiritus, where going" Luna neighs.

He gallops over to her call and trots by her side as they continue on their journey. Luna tells spiritus more about everything He should know. Not long and they come to a shallow creek. They drink the icy water as it's is still cold from the winter. Spiritus inhales the strong smell of flowers blossoming, but then he smells a completely different smell, his nose guides him to a deep hoof cut in the ground. Spiritus jumps back eyeing it.

"Mother" he crys, " another horse is close by, that hoof mark is fresh. Means another horse is near by. A stallion I think"

"Good work spiritus, sniff again. Is it a young horse or an older horse?"

He sniffs it again and look closely at the deep hoof cut.

"It's an older horse"

"Good job, but no need to worry it is your fathers track, he's been waiting for us. We are close his territory is close by"

They than hear a loud neigh echoing the valley. Luna answers back. Spiritus rears up on his hind legs and answers.

Luna nips him on the shoulder.

"Careful my son, you don't know who you are neighing to. Luckily it was your father. Another stallion close by could have taken it as a challenge"

He nods in reply.

"C'mon your fathers waiting"

They canter through the creek and continue along.

"Were in Maximus territory now where safe"

They canter up a big rocky hill, spiritus pants and puffs. As they reach the top they look down and see a big meadow filled with flowers and grass, and a creek running in the corner. Spiritus eyes dart around, he sees white, chestnut, bay, dun, golden and paint mares and foals. He than spots a big black stallion rear up and neigh to them. THe stallion has a big splash of white on his rump. Luna neighs back. Spiritus rears up and neighs back to his father and the other horses. Maximus comes galloping up and sniffs noses with Luna and they rub necks.

When their finished he turns to spiritus who rears up in front of him and leans his knees again his fathers chest. Maximus nips him gently on the neck and spiritus does it back. They were play fighting.

"Do you like to run" he nickers to his son who nickers back and starts with a gallop down the hill on his long wobbly legs. Luna and Maximus follow. As they reach the bottom they do a circle around the other horses. Maximus than introduces spiritus to all the other mares and foals. Luna then takes him over to a chestnut mare and a palomino colt.

"This is one of my friends and I've heard that her colt is really nice too. He will be hunted like you for his beauty aswel" she says nickering softly.

"Hi luna" the chestnut mare neighs.

"Hi bambi, your colts a rare one" Luna says softly looking over to the colt with a light golden coat and a silver mane and tail.

"Yeah so is yours, hopefully they will be friends" Bambi says looking at spiritus.

"Yeah looks like it" They say and start grazing.

Spiritus walks up to the colt who was the same age as him

"Hi what's your name?" He asks.

"Hail, yours?"