Finally... It was all over... (Patreon)

"Maverick stumbled back home.
He was beaten, bleeding, and broken.
However, out of sheer willpower, he opened the door to his house. His feelings of fear dissipated as he saw two mares.

"You're back!" Ocean Soul excitedly told him.

"I knew you'd return!!" Gentle Star smiled as they flew up to him.

He was overwhelmed.
The threat to his family and friends gone.
But one last push...
Maverick eyes twitched. His voice broke.

"Finally... it's over..." he gurgled before he fell to his knees.
The threat to his family and friends gone.
But one last push...
All the memories, the guilt, what was etched in his mind.
Maverick broke down and cried silently.
No, aloud.
No, sobbing.
No, wailing. The memories still fresh.
Gentle Star and Ocean Soul embraced him, wrapping their wings around him.

"Shhh... stay strong." Gentle Star whispered, feeling his pain.

"Rest now, my beloved." Ocean Soul coaxed, kissing his cheek and humming a tune in his ear.

Maverick felt weak.
"I'm your protector..." he sniffled, wanting to fight it.

"Then let us protect you this time." Gentle Star embraced tighter, wings around him.

Ocean Soul's kiss was warm. A foreign feeling in the cold world.
His energy drained, Maverick could only cry as he was comforted by his two closest friends.
He was their protector, but this time they were protecting him.

The threat to his family and friends gone.
Finally... it was all over..." (с) Andrew Faehling