"Blood ran from a double wound.
"I'm stung," he said.
...Korr tried to put his hoof down, but stumbled. Jan shied, reflexes strung tauter than a deer's. The king's forleg seemed unable to bear his weight. He stood three-legged, frowning. He muttered, "Numb."
"Cut the wound," Jan cried. "Bleed the poison out!"
He sprang to rake the tip of his horn across the swelling gash. Runnels of red splattered. The other stallion shook his head, staggered again.
"Late," he remarked. "Too late."
Jan felt a scream tear from his breast as Korr's legs folded. He pitched forward. A grey puff of dust welled up, swirling...
...The prince of the unicorns bent his horntip to the sand and drew a circle around the fallen king...
..."Fate has unspoken, one of the Circle..."

- the Son of Summer Stars, Firebringer Trilogy

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Speed paint of Aljan and his father Korr from Meredith Ann Pierce's "Firebringer Trilogy"

Open Canvas 3.0
3 hrs

Aljan and Korr (c) Meredith Ann Pierce
Artwork (c) Nekkyo Usagi (Me)

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