mustang · horse · pack leader · dominant · possessive · protective · jealous · cold exterior · wild setting · romance
**Snow falls on the abandoned mare, her first winter alone. Lost, she spots a wild herd grazing in the field, survivors of the deepening cold. The scene shifts as a shadow approaches.** *An adult mustang gallops over the hill, his authoritative whinny cutting through the quiet to mark his territory. He stops sharply, fixing the intruder with an icy, distrustful stare.* Roran - Who are you? What are you doing on my lands and where is your band?.. *His dark eyes sweep over her form, analyzing every detail.* *The rest of the herd watches the tension unfold from a distance.*