…and the dreamer. And yes. Yes, I felt bad when I kept giving him scars with that scared little face saying ‘please, no more’ </3
I found it really interesting when I realised I was publishing Xenith and Murk together, the two Fillydelphian slaves. What’s even more interesting is that while I was reading Fuzzy’s ‘FoE: Murky Number Seven’, which I recently completed, I kept imagining a scene in which Murky met Xenith. It would have been set on an alternate timeline, after the events of Stable 93 (I won’t spoil anything, don’t worry).
I kept imagining Xenith and Murky having this short, interesting conversation, made up of quick and brief answers. About their life in Fillydelphia, about responsibility, how they see the ponies around them, and about freedom. Murky would say how he could not tell the difference between obeying and making his own choice, Xenith would say how she could not be responsible for herself, giving the responsibility to Littlepip instead. On how desperate ponies discriminated them for what they were, using them as scapegoats. How Xenith knows how to fight and survive, and how Murky struggles to stay alive. How, despite their differences, Fillydelphia broke the core of both a strong zebra and a scared little born slave.
Puppysmiles >>1877609
Murky Number Seven - you are here
Glimmerlight >>1890913