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after an eternity - finally the next storyline picture xD I'm so slow, I had started this so long ago. T.T
(I ALSO JUST TYPED ALL OF THE STORY AND IT DIDN'T SAVE WHY STASH WHY AHH)

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Sometime during Riley's absence: in relation to:
Lia lifted herself onto Dzsóker's bare back. She was happy they were making so much progress lately, even if the young stallion still wasn't very fond of the idea of a saddle. She patted his neck and smiled. She missed her husband but at the same time she was proud that he trusted her with a new wild horse during his absence. Of course she knew he not only gifted him to her as an apology but also to occupy her - but in all honesty, she really appreciated that. She also knew how much he needed the White December, to take a break from his stressful everyday life and to find back to himself again. Upon his return she could always feel how much it had helped him, what kind of wife would she be if she denied him that. Besides, this time she was also excited to surprise him when he came home, well, at least she could clearly sense it already. Even though her only explanation to it was that it must have been his intention, too, so maybe she should have been the one to get surprised.*
After warming Dzsóker up she decided to let him trot over a few poles - a common practice which they had practiced so many times on a lunge before. But this time it was different, Dzsóker noticed how his rider was less focused today and at the same time eager they were taking it another step further. He couldn't help but burst out in a few little happy-bucks as they approached the poles. But Lia only noticed too late that the little bucks suddenly turned into a canter and before she could steer him away he already made a big leap over the poles. Lia was not prepared. She could have held herself on his back if only Dzsóker hadn't decided to do some more bucking upon the landing, so proud that he managed to jump this far. It took him a second to realise the weight on his back was gone. He stopped immediately to look around and spotted his lovely two-legged lying motionlessly on the ground. Was she playing another game with him? He carefully approached her, sniffing her face. No, it wasn't a game. He nudged her gently. Still nothing. He threw his head up and started neighing loudly, trotting nervously around Lia. He sensed that something went more than wrong.

Riley's return:
Riley was relieved he managed to finally come home. At this point all he wanted was to see his family again, spend more time with them. He knew Zazu was not going to be home yet but at least he would get to be with his wife again, play with his little son... He was too focused on hiding his true feelings, his feeling of weakness and exhaustion from everyone when they greeted him that he didn't even realise how they were behaving differently than usual. He immediately went inside to see his family, kneeling down to his little son who approached him, hugging him gently, no matter how much pain it caused himself due to the injury still. Evelyn stood in the room with them, watching Riley with a pained smile.
Riley was looking around and wondered where Lia was. Normally she was the first one to fling her arms around his neck after all. "Where is she...?", he asked.
Evelyn couldn't stand looking at him any longer and instead stared at the floor. "I'm so sorry, Krisztián...", she mumbled, "I-I tried everything I could, I-"
"What happened?" His voice suddenly went cold and aggressive.
"The fall-, her head-", Evelyn stuttered, shaking.
"WHERE is she?" His eyes were gleaming as if he had suddenly regained enough strength to kill in that moment.
"We had to lock her in the basement roo-"
Riley lifted his son up, putting him into Evelyn's arms and rushed past her to the stairs.
"No-, please, Krisztián, it's not like you think-"
"I want to see my wife."
Evelyn stopped at the edge of the stairs, hesitating to follow him with Cza on her arms. "This is not your wife anymore...", she sighed barely audible. She froze at the thought of the other bad news which were still to be told to him.*

*foreshadowing game is strong
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Description
after an eternity - finally the next storyline picture xD I'm so slow, I had started this so long ago. T.T
(I ALSO JUST TYPED ALL OF THE STORY AND IT DIDN'T SAVE WHY STASH WHY AHH)

<-- previously // next -->

Sometime during Riley's absence: in relation to:
Lia lifted herself onto Dzsóker's bare back. She was happy they were making so much progress lately, even if the young stallion still wasn't very fond of the idea of a saddle. She patted his neck and smiled. She missed her husband but at the same time she was proud that he trusted her with a new wild horse during his absence. Of course she knew he not only gifted him to her as an apology but also to occupy her - but in all honesty, she really appreciated that. She also knew how much he needed the White December, to take a break from his stressful everyday life and to find back to himself again. Upon his return she could always feel how much it had helped him, what kind of wife would she be if she denied him that. Besides, this time she was also excited to surprise him when he came home, well, at least she could clearly sense it already. Even though her only explanation to it was that it must have been his intention, too, so maybe she should have been the one to get surprised.*
After warming Dzsóker up she decided to let him trot over a few poles - a common practice which they had practiced so many times on a lunge before. But this time it was different, Dzsóker noticed how his rider was less focused today and at the same time eager they were taking it another step further. He couldn't help but burst out in a few little happy-bucks as they approached the poles. But Lia only noticed too late that the little bucks suddenly turned into a canter and before she could steer him away he already made a big leap over the poles. Lia was not prepared. She could have held herself on his back if only Dzsóker hadn't decided to do some more bucking upon the landing, so proud that he managed to jump this far. It took him a second to realise the weight on his back was gone. He stopped immediately to look around and spotted his lovely two-legged lying motionlessly on the ground. Was she playing another game with him? He carefully approached her, sniffing her face. No, it wasn't a game. He nudged her gently. Still nothing. He threw his head up and started neighing loudly, trotting nervously around Lia. He sensed that something went more than wrong.

Riley's return:
Riley was relieved he managed to finally come home. At this point all he wanted was to see his family again, spend more time with them. He knew Zazu was not going to be home yet but at least he would get to be with his wife again, play with his little son... He was too focused on hiding his true feelings, his feeling of weakness and exhaustion from everyone when they greeted him that he didn't even realise how they were behaving differently than usual. He immediately went inside to see his family, kneeling down to his little son who approached him, hugging him gently, no matter how much pain it caused himself due to the injury still. Evelyn stood in the room with them, watching Riley with a pained smile.
Riley was looking around and wondered where Lia was. Normally she was the first one to fling her arms around his neck after all. "Where is she...?", he asked.
Evelyn couldn't stand looking at him any longer and instead stared at the floor. "I'm so sorry, Krisztián...", she mumbled, "I-I tried everything I could, I-"
"What happened?" His voice suddenly went cold and aggressive.
"The fall-, her head-", Evelyn stuttered, shaking.
"WHERE is she?" His eyes were gleaming as if he had suddenly regained enough strength to kill in that moment.
"We had to lock her in the basement roo-"
Riley lifted his son up, putting him into Evelyn's arms and rushed past her to the stairs.
"No-, please, Krisztián, it's not like you think-"
"I want to see my wife."
Evelyn stopped at the edge of the stairs, hesitating to follow him with Cza on her arms. "This is not your wife anymore...", she sighed barely audible. She froze at the thought of the other bad news which were still to be told to him.*

*foreshadowing game is strong
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Artwork and chars belong to me, no references used ~