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When you mess with a Starfyr....
Nov. 19th, 2023 09:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
whrrenahThe house was perfect as the pasture and the space for two horses. One could never have just one horse, of course. So far, she had picked up two Thai ponies and that was a trip in of itself. There had been haggling, a demand of proper DNA screening and government registration (apparently, the government was interested in preserving the breed and what better way than to make a hobby of it!) It was cleared by Kim considering his background and the breeding couple was living on their land, spoiled rotten. They were smaller than what she was accustomed to riding but it didn't matter to her. Having them here was what mattered and it wasn't like she could ride for the time being, anyway: her belly was huge and her balance was out of kilter daily. The little goat who wanted to play, didn't help much, either.
It had taken some work to get the land ready but Kim had that all under control. And Wren was planning the Thai wedding there (without elephants she kept teasing her fiance about) Dandilion Estates boasted over 12 acres of land, fit for ten ponies if she wanted, but she figured any foals would be sold to continue the successful breeding program. Her parents visited briefly once the couple had moved in, setting up their own housewarming gifts of protection wards and warnings. Rutilated quartz had been used for the wards not only to cleanse unsavory past experiences but to follow with the theme of the place: Bright yellows and whites. There were also other stones tucked away for safe keeping in certain trees in case they needed help quickly. Those stones were connected to her parents and family, just in case. One could never be too careful when marrying the son of a famous Mafia man.
Even with everything in place, it couldn't protect them from everything. Wren, who stayed home this time to finish re-arranging the nursery to her liking, was alone, with 3 weeks to go in her pregnancy and doing little more than sitting, folding up baby clothes. She fought against the nagging worry that something wasn't right--nothing told her that there was anything that was wrong. After learning the gender of the baby, they decided to keep it a secret for themselves to keep Korn out of their business. In fact, it was imperative. If Korn ever found out...
Somehow, someway, he did. And when Kim returned home, he came home to a quiet house, no Wren, the ponies nervous but not really freaking out. And it seemed like there was nothing to indicate that she had left involuntarily with the exception that the house felt wrong and one of those crystals were bright red instead of clear and yellow.
It had taken some work to get the land ready but Kim had that all under control. And Wren was planning the Thai wedding there (without elephants she kept teasing her fiance about) Dandilion Estates boasted over 12 acres of land, fit for ten ponies if she wanted, but she figured any foals would be sold to continue the successful breeding program. Her parents visited briefly once the couple had moved in, setting up their own housewarming gifts of protection wards and warnings. Rutilated quartz had been used for the wards not only to cleanse unsavory past experiences but to follow with the theme of the place: Bright yellows and whites. There were also other stones tucked away for safe keeping in certain trees in case they needed help quickly. Those stones were connected to her parents and family, just in case. One could never be too careful when marrying the son of a famous Mafia man.
Even with everything in place, it couldn't protect them from everything. Wren, who stayed home this time to finish re-arranging the nursery to her liking, was alone, with 3 weeks to go in her pregnancy and doing little more than sitting, folding up baby clothes. She fought against the nagging worry that something wasn't right--nothing told her that there was anything that was wrong. After learning the gender of the baby, they decided to keep it a secret for themselves to keep Korn out of their business. In fact, it was imperative. If Korn ever found out...
Somehow, someway, he did. And when Kim returned home, he came home to a quiet house, no Wren, the ponies nervous but not really freaking out. And it seemed like there was nothing to indicate that she had left involuntarily with the exception that the house felt wrong and one of those crystals were bright red instead of clear and yellow.
