Aislan waited a moment to light her glow rod, and watched as much of the company lit the rods with a candle. As they glowed, popped and sparked, Aislan noticed that a few of the sparkler holders were tempted to wave the rods around in the air.
Aislan hesitated though, as she noticed Midnight backing away from the group. Hoping not to scare him any further, she refrained from lighting one of her glow sticks. Aislan slowly walked to where Midnight stared wide-eyed at the sky. The last sparks of the bright display were falling.
"Afraid of a little light, Midnight?" Aislan whispered to the war steed as she came to stand next to him. The horse neighed softly in reply. "Just a little fireworks."
Aislan slowly pat Midnight on the forehead, and cautiously laid her other arm around the horse's neck. She hoped the steed would not think her movements hostile. Midnight only grunted, and moved his head in the direction where Peri had been left.
"You're braver than that," Aislan muttered as the horse and human wandered back towards the group.
[ March 22, 2003: Message edited by: Aylwen Dreamsong ]
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