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Chapter One: The Whirlwind
The stallion of the sun, Wurring, and his mare of the moon, Ilinga, were grazing in a grassy basin with their lovely daughters, Yuri and Alinga, and Yuri's silver son, Wirramirra. Wirramirra was playing with Alinga, and wondering if his mighty sire Thowra would claim her too. Wurring seemed to be watching for something.
Then up on the hill, they heard a trumpeting stallion cry, and saw a shining silver horse.
'It is I, Thowra!'
Thowra looked down off the hill, seeing the three beautiful mares, the glorious stallion, and the lovely silver colt. He began to gallop downhill, bucking and rearing, dancing and kicking. Yuri danced out to meet him whilst Wurring neighed his welcome.
Wirramirra stood trembling, the yearling in awe of his magnificent sire, who was playing with his mother eagerly, as though he were a colt and not a full grown stallion. How old was Thowra? Wirramirra wondered. Ageless, deathless? Wirra knew that Storm, Thowra's half-brother born on the same day as he, had died a few winters ago of age.
Alinga also stood and stared at Thowra. She was two years old, and beginning to reach that age when she would go and choose her stallion. Might she pick Thowra, the magnificent horse, or another? Perhaps Thowra wanted only Yuri, his beloved.
Alinga and Wirra stood together dozing, until Thowra came over to them, neck arched, stepping high. Alinga was beautiful now, like Yuri, but the days were gone when Thowra wanted a herd. Now he had one mate, one beloved. But Alinga was so beautiful, Thowra thought it right that a silver stallion should claim her. He would take her with him. Perhaps Kalina or Dilkara would take a fancy to her.
Two silver horses, three mares of the moon, and the stallion of the sun grazed together as the summer sped past.
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