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Flip frowned. "Whatever happened to her, anyway?" Then he hesitated. "Oh, never mind. On with the story.
"Before Apollo, your father, Esther, was even born, a beautiful mare named Twilight joined this herd. She was buckskin, with a beautiful tan coat and black legs and mane and tail.
Then a group of horses also came. They were huge -- giants -- and their leader, the biggest, a black horse with a long jet mane, challenged me. He was your grandfather, and your father, Apollo. I won the battle, but only by a bit, and the stallion -- as I said before, I'll call him Black -- was still defiant of me." Flip looked at the two "foals", as they still seemed to him.
Esther cocked her head curiously, listening intently. Apollo, his interest peaked, watched Flip as well.
I found a good picture of Esther finally.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/65682_esther2.jpg
Nice!
Flip cleared his throat. "Twilight fell in love with that stallion. Honestly, being a stallion, I can't relate. But he was dashing and handsome, and easy to fall for.
"At the beginning I didn't trust him a bit. But as their relationship grew and they became mates, I wondered if he was sincere. When Twilight became pregnant, however, my worries were magnified.
"Then Apollo was born, and Black seemed to love his new colt. He acted as a father should toward his mate and child, protecting them. Or, so it seemed."
Flip frowned. "Apollo... are you sure you want to hear this?"
