Re: Drunken Nights (Open)

[Cain Valerian]

Cain saw that Ophelia was smiling and immediately felt a little better about what he had done, thankfully he had not gotten too angry at her and had managed to stop himself before he did something stupid.

Chuckling lightly Cain nodded:

"It is in your stars, but that means it's not your fault either, it's just how you are."

Seeing her even happier made Cain look up from the floor for a change and smile back, he was glad that things seemed to have blown over and he wanted to try his best to make sure that they didn't argue again, even if it meant swallowing his pride a little.

"Hmmm you would be right I believe, but the length of time doesn't matter, what matters is that we have each other now and that's the only thing that friends need."

Cain nodded his head even without thinking: "I would love to help you Ophelia. Just tell me how."

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia pondered this information. She had never paid much attention to Astronomy, nor Divination when they had spoken of stars. Mostly in divination, they had discussed how your star made you who you are, but she had always thought it was ridiculous.

Now? Not so much. Coming from a centaur's mouth, who had studied the stars for many years, it sounded plausible and interesting. She wondered what else her star sign could reveal about her personality, but she did not wish to ask too much of him.

Cain looked pleased that they were no longer fighting, and this made Ophelia sigh in relief. She had worried he was still a little resentful towards her, and she did not wish that. He was her friend, and friends always make other friends happy, don't they?

"Yes. And that we don't fight like that, that was ridiculous."

Ophelia smiled at him, and felt warmth fill her being as tears welled up in her eyes. Not worrying if the move would frighten him, she hugged him tightly as she held back on sobbing. She had not cried in a long time, and she didn't intend to now.

"I don't know how you can help me, Cain. The fact that you want to does help, though."

[Cain Valerian]

Cain chuckled lightly at how Ophelia said that it was ridiculous how they had just fought, he put it down to a lack of sleep and a general stiffness in his legs that hadn't eased up at all while he was resting up last night.

Hopefully some heat on them would aid his pain slightly.

"That fight, was a slight silly, however, it might have helped us a little as we both have gotten things off our chests."

Smiling his slow lopsided smile Cain hugged Ophelia slightly tighter and began to feel a little bit confused about something, but stopped that thought immediately.

Seeing her tears well up Cain ran a hand through her hair to soothe her slightly.

"Hush now Ophelia, don't cry, you know I'll always be here for youif you get upset, or just need someone to talk to."

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia nodded in agreement. She knew that sometimes it was good to fight with someone that you knew wasn't going to hurt you or run off, for it was a way to vent. Ophelia had not had a lot of time to vent recently, and all of this bottled up anger and grief was making her a sour person.

"True. I think that helped me release some bottled up anger."

Ophelia let herself relax slightly in his arms. It was nice to have a friend again, for though she had Jaqui they had both grown and changed, meaning that they didn't connect like they used too. She felt his fingers run through her hair, and a small smile appeared on her face. It was something her mother had always done to calm her down and stop her crying.

"Thank you, Cain. And I, you. If ever you need someone to whine to, im here."

Ophelia grinned up at him with a small wink. She reached up and wiped the tears off her cheeks, already feeling better.

[[OOC: Sorry about that, I got really busy! ]]

[Cain Valerian]

Cain smiled his warm lopsided smile as she said that she had gotten to release some bottled up anger from her mind, after all, that wasn't a good thing when people trapped their anger inside...

Eventually it burst and that was not good for anyone.

"I am glad, that's always a good thing, it can begin to poision your mind if you keep it inside too long."

It was nice to see Ophelia smiling again, it was something that Cain wished she would do more often, for it made him smile also, at the fact that she was happy when before she had been so sad.

He felt important, knowing it was him that had made it so.

"Whine? Do I whine do you think? I can imagine that I will do sometimes, about various things that are of probable no interest to you, and for that I am sorry in advance."

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia was surprised at how much better she had felt. There was still a heavy feeling on her shoulders, but she knew that to be her grief that she had not allowed herself to experience. She didn't want to grieve over his death, it would make it seem more real. She knew his funeral was coming up soon, and she was debating whether to go or not.

These thoughts made her feel sad again, and she could feel her face slowly slip into a frown and her eyes began to water at watching his coffin being carried. She wasn't sure if she was ready for that yet.

"I know. I'm sorry I took it out on you, though. I have no right to do that, you're just trying to help."

Ophelia had to work at not muttering or mumbling, for right now she felt sad. She didn't want to face the world alone anymore, it had only been a month and yet she was the saddest she had ever been. It was getting hard to do the simple things in life, like get out of bed. She needed a friend more than ever, and she hoped Cain would be there for her when she was weak.

"No, I don't think you whine very often, but everyone has to whine sometime. I'd feel special if you wanted to whinge and share your inner-most annoyances with me."

[Cain Valerian]

Cain could almost see the change in Ophelia as she thought about something that made her sad, probably this something was very important even if he didn't know directly what it was. Loss could be a horrible thing, and it was often one of the hardest to deal with.

"Don't think on those things that make you sad when you're alone, try not to, can you do that for me? I don't like the thought of you then doing...something silly because of it."

Smiling slightly Cain continued: "You must always come to me, or any other friend, but never be alone."

When Ophelia said that she would feel special if he allowed himself to express his discontent at something to her, Cain made a note to do so the next time they were together.

"I shall ensure my best to keep a list for you Ophelia."

Looking out towards the forest Cain smiled: "Do you like horses?"

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia pursed her lips at what he was implying, but decided to agree just to humour him. Honestly, she enjoyed to wallow in self-pity by herself instead of with someone else. She wanted to be happy around others.

"Alright, I promise. Im only sad because his... funeral is coming up soon. I want to go, but I- I'm not... I'm not ready."

Ophelia confessed this with a flush, embarrassed. She hadn't spoken to anyone about his death since it happened, but it was time she started to open up more and let the past go. She couldn't do so if she was holding onto the mere memory of him and not accepting that he was gone.

"You're my only friend i'd feel comfortable telling this to, Cain. Im not that close to Jaqui anymore, we sort of grew apart. She just thought you were nice and asked if I could use my powers if you ever wanted me too."

Ophelia explained with a soft sigh. She grinned at his next words and let out a quiet laugh.

"Alright, I look forward to it. And yes, I love horses, why?"

She responded hesitantly, cocking an eyebrow.

[Cain Valerian]

Cain understood what Ophelia was saying, he had felt the same at the funeral of his mother but there had been nothing else for him to do but go, he knew if he didn't he would regret it for the rest of his life.

It was one of his most poignant lessons he had learnt, do today as you might not be able to do so tomorrow.

"In my opinion, you should go, it will finalise things for you in your mind, and, if you didn't go, you would only dispose yourself for not doing so in years to come."

Blushing himself, Cain was so happy that someone thought that could confide in him something so personal, and his heart swelled in his chest: "That makes me proud, knowing that you trust me so."

Cain smiled lightly and ruffled Ophelias hair lightly before taking another look outside, he was sure that he could hear the morning movement of the foals and horses.

"Well there is something that I would like to show you, if you will let me." gesturing to his back, Cain blushed "I'll take you there."

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia sighed, for the truth was among his words as always. She really could never argue with Cain, he was far to wise and knowledgeable and there would be no hope of ever defying him. With a small smile, she nodded her head as if to say 'I surrender'.

"I guess you have a point. But then again, when do you not? It's not fair how smart you are, you make me feel stupid."

Ophelia wailed as she grinned up at him as if to signal that she were joking. He didn't make her feel stupid, but he certainly didn't make her feel smart.

She tilted her head as he blushed.

"Of course I trust you, I would've been eaten if you hadn't saved me."

Ophelia pointed out with a snort of laughter. It seemed silly to want to be eaten now, and she wondered why she had ever - he ruffled her hair. With an annoyed huff, Ophelia ran her finger through her hair in attempt to make it neat again as she let out a whine of annoyance.

"Cain!" She exclaimed, reaching up and swiping him playfully over the head.

Ophelia eyed his back with curiosity, and she wondered where he would take her. A comical thought crossed her mind and she decided to share it with him.

"You're not going to kidnap me, are you?" She joked as she moved towards his back and hoisted herself up.

It was a weird feeling to be sitting on your friends back, and she tried hard not to laugh as she bit down on her lip hard.

[Cain Valerian]

Cain smiled bashfully and ran a hand through his hair with a small smile on his lips, it was something that was often said to him but he never really accepted, and immediately and almost without thinking he said:

"It's unfair how beautiful you are, you make me feel ugly." quickly blinking and realising what he had said Cain blushed "Uh, forgive me, that was out of line."

When Ophelia said that she would have been eaten if not for him Cain smiled softly and bowed his head, tracing a shape on the ground with his hooves. Ophelia always made him blush.

"Well, it was my pleasure Ophelia, anything to help a friend, and, if I may say so, you were very amusing while intoxicated."

Unable to stop a small grin when Ophelia pouted when he ruffled her hair, Cain shrugged his shoulders and dodged the swipe to his head with a small laugh.

"What? I have seen you look much worse last night dear Ophelia, besides, it looked cute." he complimented with a blush, scratching the back of his head.

As soon as she was on his back Cain set off into the middle of the forest at a slow pave so she wouldn't fall: "Of course I'm going to kidnap you and take you back to my house that you slept in all night."

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia blinked as he complimented her, and her body froze up. She could hear her heart beat in her ears, and felt the blush spread up her neck and across her face. Lifting both her hands she covered her cheeks as she smiled widely, in-able to help herself. His apology was un-neccassary, for she did not think one should say sorry for giving a compliment.

"B-believe me Cain, you are far from ugly. It's sweet of you to compliment me so, and do not apologize for being kind. I would rather that than you insulted me."

Ophelia's voice had become squeaky at some parts, for she was still flushing and embarrassed. She couldn't remember the last time someone had called her beautiful, for her recently deceased boyfriend had not called her that before his death either. Always pretty.

Ophelia giggled as he did his 'hoof thing' again. It was cute and gave him a level of innocence that she didn't know he had before. His blush only made her blush in turn. At his comment that she was amusing when intoxicated, she groaned.

"Oh merlin please don't tell me I was singing."

Ophelia huffed when he dodged her lazy swipe with ease, and settled for swatting him on the chest instead. She beamed at him as he complimented her yet again, and now she was blushing again.

"You are just bursting with compliments today."

Ophelia realized her question had been stupid and laughed as she gripped tightly with her legs, not wanting to fall off. That would be a humiliating situation.

[Cain Valerian]

Cain widened his eyes as Ophelia seemed to experiance a strange discolouration to her face and he hoped that he hadn't said anything to offend her, and then he realised that he had experianced the same thing, it was called blushing if he recalled.

"You are far too kind Ophelia, but you have seen me, my body is scarred and flawed, and I am not nearly as developed physically as the other centaurs."

Seeing Ophelia blush made Cain smile lopsidedly, it was like he had made her feel better about herself, and he made a note that he should do that as often as he could.

But, as she giggled at him doing the hoof thing his face turned a bright shade of pink and he felt like banging his head against a wall: "It seems as if the stars are not with me today, I keep having this dis-colouration of the face."

"No, no you weren't singing but I look forward to perhaps an oppertunity when you will sing for me to hear, even if I must sneak up on you to do so." he smiled softly.

Rubbing his chest when she smacked him playfully, Cain pulled his tongue out at her, before withdrawing it and blushing: "Forgive me, that was childish of me."

"Is that a bad thing? Would you like me to stop?" he asked a little confused

Emerging from the forest, Cain stood on top of a large cliff and he looked down below him, blinking slightly, he smiled warmly and watched the horses moving and racing below with their foals.

"Here, they are beautiful, no?"

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia rolled her eyes at Cain and gave him the once over, making her eye movements very clear as she pursed her lips. He was wearing that darned vest, and so she stepped forwards and pulled it open. She hadn't noticed them much before, but if anything if only made him more attractive. She pulled the vest back together and rolled her eyes at him.

"Cain, sweety, clearly you don't know anything about women. You're scars only add to you're war heroine look, which to a female is hot."

Ophelia explained this to him with a grin. She didn't give a damn what other centaur's looked like, she wanted to make sure Cain felt good about himself, like he had made her. She watched as he smiled his lop-sided smile and her own smile widened. It was the cutest thing she'd ever seen.

With another giggle, Ophelia danced forward and brushed her fingers lightly over the blush on his cheeks - much like the first time they had met except this time she did not feel awkward doing so. And it was more to make him blush harder than out of curiosity.

"It's called blushing, silly. It's do with your emotions, not the stars."

Ophelia made a mental note to ensure that Cain never heard her singing - ESPECIALLY not when she was drunk. That would be a mortifying event.

"Don't hold your breath."

Ophelia sighed as he asked for forgiveness for being childish. If she said sorry every time she was childish she would hold a record for the most amount of sorry's ever said by a single human being.

"Stop apologising. If I apologised for when I was childish i'd have a record of saying the most 'sorry's. You can be silly and crazy around me, Cain. That's what friends do."

She shook her head with a giggle. Of course it was not a bad thing, it was a good and sweet thing to do.

"Don't be ridiculous, its a wonderful thing to do."

As they emerged from within the forest, Ophelia peered eagerly over Cain as she saw a cliff. Sliding off his back, she moved past him and looked down, her head slightly dizzy from the height but she forgot that at the sight of horses grazing and foals frolicking together below. She got down on her hands and knees and gasped.

"Oh, wow, Cain."

[Cain Valerian]

Cain looked a little frightened when Ophelia seemed to be looking at him so intensely, it was something that he hadn't really experiances before and it made him think that he was under some sort of inspection, but when she pulled open his tunic he blushed wildly.

"No, no I don't know that much about the female species...they...they are?" he asked incredulously, eyes wide, "Do you think they are...'hot'?"

Feeling a bit better about these wounds that in fact had been inflicted by his own heard, Cain traced one absent mindedly as he thought about these things, women truly were a completely different species, he thought that they would like perfection...something he was not.

About to speak again Cain closed his mouth and blinked wildly when Ophelia stroked his blush and he wanted to crawl into the ground, a man should not blush this much, it must be against some sort of code:

"Very well then, I appear to be suffering with blushing, that you seem to take delight in making worse, it is not very masculine to blush...is it?" he asked, most of the male members of his heard never blushed, he had certainly never seen it.

Cain chuckled huskily and rubbed the back of his neck again: "Maybe I can persuade you another time."

It was something that he had often been told annoyed people about him, that he apologised for everything constantly, it was a part of him, but he would try not to say it for needless things.

"You're right, forgi- I mean, don't forgive me, because there is nothing to forgive?" Cain asked, almost like a child who was giving an answer they were unsure about in a classroom.

Smiling lightly when he was told it was a wonderful thing to do, Cain made sure that he noted this so that he could do it all the more since Ophelia liked it so. Cain kept a close eye on Ophelia as she reached the edge of the cliff, just in case she fell, and he smiled widely at her reaction:

"They are so very beautiful, I enjoy watching them and on occassions I run with them also."

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia laughed as she did up his vest and shook her head at his bright, obvious blush that was clearly caused by her bluntness. She had never been a shy, withdrawn girl before and she didn’t see the point of changing into one now. She liked being out-going and doing things that others would deem awkward. To her, they were merely fun and something to laugh about later.

“Clearly.” She drawled. “Not many men do - creature or wizard, or even muggle. They’re all clueless when it comes to the complexity and beauty of a woman. And yes, yes I do think they are hot.” She said as casually as if they were discussing a pair of socks.

Ophelia almost rolled her eyes at her description of women, but grinned nevertheless. She watched as Cain traced one and frowned, her hand grabbing his own and pulling it away from the scar. Though yes, it was attractive that he had scars she didn’t want him thinking about them when it brought a slightly sad look about him.

“It does not to dwell on the scars of ones past.”

She murmured, her hand resting momentarily over where her heart was before she let it drop to her side.

When he blinked and continued to blush even more at her fingers running across his cheek she rolled her eyes and raised her hand to pat him on the head.

“Not really, but since when I have I ever cared about masculinity? Don’t be afraid to blush around me, Cain, I think it’s sweet.”

Though, Ophelia noted to herself, she thought a lot of things that Cain did were ‘sweet’. And they were, he was a very nice centaur, which was most likely why the others of his herd weren’t particularly fond of him.

“That most definitely will not happen!”

She squeaked when she spoke, and blushed lightly. If he ever found her drunk againk, she dearly hoped he wouldn’t take advantage of her situation and ask her to sing. She never denied someone her singing when she was drunk.

Not that she used to get drunk very often, mind you.

“There we go, now we’re making progress.”

She felt as if she were a teacher, scolding a child for doing something that she didn’t deem right. He sure was acting as if he were a child being scolded, and it made her giggle.

Ophelia sighed in contentment and moved herself into a seat position as she looked down at the animals. Her eyes were wide and dancing with joy, something they often did since she had made friends with Cain. She had already begun to consider him a close friend.

“That must be wonderful!”

Envy was clear in her tone and she wished she could go down and pat the horses, but alas they were a wild herd and most likely would not allow her anywhere near them. She was content to watch them, anyway. A thought struck her, and she looked up at Cain with a small smile that turned into a semi-frown. She really wanted to do it, but she wasn’t sure if it would hurt her so much that she wouldn’t want to turn back.

“Don’t be alarmed, because that is something I don’t need right now.”

Ophelia slid back away from the edge and stood up. She focused her mind on peaceful subjects, like a flowing river or a clearing within a forest that is so peaceful and quiet that one could sleep their for hours and not be disturbed. She felt her body relax and her eyes drifted shut. She focused on the image of a chestnut horse with a lighter toned mane/tail and a star on her head with a sock on her front left leg. The mare stood at 15 hh in her mind, and with herself focused on the task ahead she morphed herself into the shape of the horse. She struggled not to look as if she were in pain, but she allowed one whimper and soon she was panting and had tears slipping down her cheeks as her form spread out and turned into a horse. Finally, she stood before him as a mare, her legs shaking from the pain.

Glad that the pain was gone, the mare’s brown eyes looked up into Cain’s and she nickered softly.

[Cain Valerian]

Cain smiled lightly when he looked at Ophelia, it seemed as if she was teaching him about a great many things, especially about women, because he didn't know a thing about them and that might be why he had no luck with acquiring a mate when it was needed.

"Yes, I can imagine that nobody knows truly everything about women, even women themselves, but...uhm...thank you Ophelia, I guess I shall try not to be too ashamed of them in the future if you think that they are nice..."

Almost chuckling as Ophelia pulled his hand away from his chest, Cain thought that what she said was very profound, if not a little hypocritical, but he didn't mind, and took the advice to heart anyway.

"Thank you for reminding me of this, it's something that I often forget to do, take my own advice. Luckily you'll be here to remind me now."

As he was patted on the head Cain chuckled again, it really was as if he was a child and that Ophelia was his teacher, ruffling his hair back into shape he smiled lightly and thought about how he wasn't supposed to seem 'sweet' but if that's indeed what he was, he wouldn't mind as long as Ophelia was happy.

"Sweet? That's a good thing I take it...you seem to like an awful lot of things about me today Ophelia, you're full of compliments yourself."

Resisting the urge to pout, Cain decided to leave the matter alone, and hopefully he could bring it up at another point. He was lost in his own thoughts for a moment and he jerked himself out of them when he heard something.

Cain's eyes widened as he looked up at Ophelia and watched as she turned into a mare, he couldn't rightly believe what he was seeing and just opened his mouth and blinked.

"Wow...uhm...hello there girl." he said, patting the horses nose "I guess you want to go down and join them?"

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia hummed in agreement. That was very true, no one could completely know their own gender, no matter how much they tried. Every single being was different, special and unique and held their own thoughts. You couldn’t ever presume that you knew everything.

“Much like one could never truly know the male gender, though in most cases you are far less complex than the women. And you are welcome.”

Ophelia knew her words were slightly hypocritical, but in an attempt to ease the embarrassment she felt at saying such a thing she reminded herself that she was trying to move on, and making a new friend who she now considered one of her best was helping a lot.

“No, thank you, Cain,” she felt as if what she was about to say was cheesy, but this didn’t bother her. “For being here. For not abandoning me. For actually caring.”

Ophelia shuffled her feet and blushed.

“It is a good thing, Cain. Nobody likes a jerk.”

Glad that Cain seemed to drop it, Ophelia made a note in her mind to make sure that he was never, ever around her when she was even close to being drunk.

Ophelia the mare shook out her mane and snorted at Cain before nodding her head and nuzzled her head against his hand. When she was in the different form it was hard to squash the instincts of that animal she had taken over. She could never stay in the form for over 48 hours, for she would have lost all will to become human again and eventually would cease to be Ophelia.

She turned tail and began to trot down the side of the hill, slowing to a walk as she reached the steeper parts and putting her weight on her hind legs so that she didn’t fall.

[Cain Valerian]

Cain found it a little odd to keep talking to a horse, and so he merely chuckled at what was said, nodding his head to show that he had taken in what Ophelia had said to him, for most of it was true, nobody did like a jerk after all and he was glad he was not one of them.

Moving after the mare, Cain smiled and moved down the rock face carefully behind her, making sure that she was alright. As soon as they reached the bottom the horses began to whinny and get a little nervous with the new Mares presence.

"Hush now, hush. I think after a few moments they will settle down and you can run with them without being hurt." Cain said to Ophelia with a knowing smile. "These horses are pretty tame despite being wild."

For a moment, Cain wondered how Ophelia had managed to turn herself into a horse, but he couldn't ask now, as she couldn't answer.

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia stumbled once as she made her way down the hill, due to a rock sticking out of the ground. She snorted in annoyance, horse-like manners already taking over her mind and making her react the way a horse would. She reached the bottom safely and waited patiently for the mares to settle down.

She nudged Cain’s side with her nose, a whinny escaping her as one of the mares trotted over and began to sniff her. Involuntarily, Ophelia took a step closer to Cain as the mare’s ears went back, but soon she relaxed and wandered back over to the rest of the heard.

In an excited manner, Ophelia nudged Cain again and walked after the mare, the scents of the other mares being sucked into her nostrils. A bold foal came trotting up to her, and she laughed as it pranced around her playfully. A brown mare released an angry neigh and the foal quickly retreated to her.

After several minutes of being inspected by each horse, they seemed to accept her and she boldly focused on her human form, shifting back into it. She was surprised when she felt no pain, and simply just changed back within a mili-second. Each horse looked up in alarm, but Ophelia lowered herself down and once they recognized her scent they relaxed a little. Ophelia turned and grinned at Cain, tossing her hair over her shoulder.

“Yeah, im awesome. Deal with it.”

She joked lightly.

[Cain Valerian]

Cain watched with a happy smile the way that the horses now interacted with Ophelia as if she was one of their own, it was a marvelous talent he thought to be able to change your shape, but also, to be able to interact with so many creatures you wouldn't have normally.

Seeing Ophelia take a step towards him when she was first approached, made Cain feel almost special, powerful even like he was there to protect her, which to be honest he was, he wasn't going to let anything hurt his new found friend as long as he could do something about it.

Surveying the other horses for a moment Cain turned back and Ophelia was in her human form again, tensing, he hoped that the horses would still accept her now even though she was no longer a horse, and they did.

"That is a wonderful power you have Ophelia, many people would love to have it I am sure...are you one of those animagus wizards? Or are you even more special?"

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia grinned at Cain as one of the mares snorted at her when she made an attempt to pat it. The mare turned tail and stormed back over to her foal. Ophelia stuck her tongue out at the mare’s retreating back before she walked back over to Cain and grinned at him.

“I’m special, I guess. It’s what I was talking about when I said I could change you if you want. I can shape shift, and I can change the form of others. Just once though, so you’d have to be absolutely positive you wanted to change.”

Ophelia turned back to face the horses, admiring each ones beautiful coat that glimmered under the morning sun. Her eyes were drawn to Cain’s coat, and she noted that it was also beautiful. She turned back to the mares as one of them came charging at her, and she squealed, grabbing Cain’s hand in surprise as the mare swerved around them - pig-routing. The mare then calmed and came over to her with its head down and its nose out-stretched.

Ophelia clutched Cain’s hand even tighter, frightened of the mare. Hesitantly, she reached her hand out and petted the mare’s nose. The mare nuzzled against her hand, but then turned and continued to eat the grass.

“I thought she was going to attack me then. Sorry I grabbed you, I kind of put you in danger as well.”

Ophelia blushed and dropped Cain’s hand rather quickly.

[Cain Valerian]

Cain's eyes widened a little bit, everything made sense now and he couldn't quite believe the extent of the gift that Ophelia had been given, and he knew that in her hands it would in fact be a gift because she would never use it for evil.

"I wondered how it would be done, although at the moment I am not so sure that I want to change myself, only for something or someone truly special would I do this."

Casting his eyes around the horses Cain kept an eye open for any that were turning hostile to Ophelia's company, and then he caught her looking at his coat with a small blush.

With a small grunt of surprise Cain hugged Ophelia to him, not having a chance to see the mare before the charge was underway and he merely glared at the horse when it came closer to them. Glad that now it seemed to be calmer.

"Don't worry Ophelia, it wouldn't have harmed me if I had gotten in it's way, which I would have."

Cain's smile dimmed a little as Ophelia dropped his hand but he merely looked back at the horses.

[Ophelia Zabini]

Ophelia smiled at Cain. She knew in her mind that if she were offered to change herself, she too would only do it if she could be absolutely sure she would never regret it. Luckily for her, she was the one who held this power so she would be able to change herself back, so long as the creature was semi-human. If it were fully animal, she would loose herself after a few days.

"I can see why you'd only wish to do this for something or someone very, very special. I too, would not change unless I had a reason too."

Ophelia felt safe beside Cain, and she felt the warmth radiating off of his body. It made her blush even harder when she saw his eyes on her whilst she admired his coat. It seemed that she had caught his bug with blushing a lot.

Ophelia grinned at Cain, glad he wasn't mad at her. She had merely panicked and had stepped towards Cain to feel safer, and she smiled as he said he would've stepped in front of her, basically saying he would've protected her. A true friend, indeed.

"That's sweet. I believe i've already told you you're sweet, but I must remind you again. You're sweet."

Ophelia had always noticed many things, but alas she failed to notice the dimming of his smile as she released his hand. She giggled at a playful, grey foal who stumbled over a chestnut one that neighed in protest.

"Cute."

[Cain Valerian]

Cain was glad that Ophelia was understanding of his situation, having just begun to get onto the herds good side it would throw it all away to become human now, and if he did, what would he do when he became a human? There was nothing he was qualified for.

"Yet another thing that we are connected on, people should accept you for who you are, and you shouldn't have to change, although sometimes it is needed." he frowned lightly.

Hearing once more that he was sweet, Cain couldn't help but blush and he smiled at Ophelia, she too was sweet, but much more than that besides, if only she could see that.

"Why thank you Ophelia, you are what I would call a lenman...through and through."

Cain smiled slightly and ran off to join the herd for a moment, playing with the foals and galloping around the rest of the mares as they whinnied at his presence even joining in the galloping that he was doing with the younger horses, patting their noses when they came close to him.

"They are beautiful creatures, although we should probably leave before the males become too anxious and decide to attack."

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