Motherhood

Decided that, since there’s some hiccups regarding who I wanted to be Juliet’s ‘first’ baby, that little (or large as the case might be) Brad shall be the cannon ‘first’ baby from Juliet! 

Mare: AS Golden Romance
Foal: AS Whiskey Lullaby

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Juliet had been Abyaz’s first foal, first daughter and she’d been doted on as a result. At first people were disappointed that the palomino filly was not dominant white like her daddy but it didn’t take long for everyone to fall in love with the sweet little horse. Juliet had an on-off affair with TMS Romeo No Juliet and Amalie had trailed very hard to arrange things so that her first foal would come from him... but time and circumstance was not on their side and it seemed that the love story was truly doomed - Romeo remained forever young at TMS while Juliet aged in years and maturity, leaving behind her childhood friend and lover. 

Juliet did not find a replacement for him in the flaxen stallion but he could give her what her friend could not; a foal. Her racing career on hiatus, very possibly over depending on the future, Juliet was very much the motherly type with a lot of love to give. 

She was a little surprised, when in the dead of night with the rain pounding on the rooftops, she turned to greet the baby she’d dropped only to be met by a blood red colt, dotted with white spots. A few hours later and he was showing himself to be a handsome, if colourful, lad. Her father had been most impressed. 

“Seems our line creates colourful horses.” Abyaz commented with a chuckle, when he’d been allowed to see her. Abyaz was the calmest horse AS had ever known and he doted on his family like a lead stallion does his herd. 

“He is his own, that is for sure.” Juliet agreed, tired and worn but very happy with her new baby. 

“He’s a large one,” her sister, Julia, noted, twisting her neck to try see him through the grates, “none of us were ever that big - and Epona’s were tiny, at least half his size!”

They could hear the wild bay mare snort indignantly from down the hall in her own stall. “My first two were twins, Kenshi at least was much bigger.” She protested. 

“I’d say this little colt is still bigger. He may very easily pass myself when he’s older.” Abyaz calmly replied. It was true, the newborn was very large, though not bulky. He looked long and lanky, moreso than others, like his legs and neck were far too long. 

“We’ll see how he is on his first day out.” His mother said, hoping to end the conversations so she could rest. Abyaz, proud of his eldest daughter and his first grandchild, nodded and lifted his head away.

“Hopefully he won’t try to break his legs on the first day like somebody I could mention.” He gave Julia a pointed look, his second daughter having the decency to look abashed before looking away. “Well done daughter. You must be proud.” He said kindly as he was led away. Juliet looked back at the sleeping, long-legged colt with the teardrops down his eyes and cheeks. 

“Yes. I am.”

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