private From The Stars Came Ashes

[Strong Hooves 289]

Clouds eyes took on a somber expression, "Yeah..." he said. "He always admired the town guards, and one day decided to go to the guard post to speak with them. But when he got there... he was the first to see the murders. It must've shocked him terribly, poor colt. He kind of lost his nerve and began throwing around accusations, I was one of those. We finally managed to get him to calm down and think rationally, but not until after the whole town got into a rage. Luckily the mayor and the colts mother talked some sense into him. After that the mayor tried to have me and a couple others set out to find out the cause for what happened, but one of our group left unexpectadely and the other..." Cloud shut his eyes, "He's gone."