Don't You Ever Stop? {Private}

Someone yelling caught Cadena's attention as she slogged out of the pond, her dark coat dripping water onto the grassy earth. As Tem skidded to a halt beside her, she raised a brow incredulously, watching the small stallion flail to avoid the mud.
"I can see that," she said, shaking herself and flicking water in all directions, leaving her coat fluffed and sticking up in places. With her coat somewhat in order, Cadena swished her tail, anxious to get on to the next activity on her list. But first she must interact with this strange little stallion, who had, albeit uselessly, come to her aid when he thought she was in danger. "Although the gesture is appreciated," the defender mage added, to let the little horse know that he'd done all right. "Me? I'm out here because I have training to do," she said, beginning to jog towards a pile of rocks and earth that she'd made nearby. "And I'm already running late," she said, beginning to paw at the dirt, trying to make something shift...possibly telekineticly.

Cadena wondered briefly if there were something wrong with the little stallion, but she shrugged this thought off as she began digging in the earth again, throwing up small puffs of dust that coated her legs, completely obscuring the tan color of her coronet bands.
"No, not a meeting," she said, trying to make her voice seem friendly, even if his questions were getting on her nerves. Cadena did have a soft spot for younger horses though, so it wasn't quite as grating to be around him as it could have been. "I have to keep on my schedule," she grunted, abandoning her task with a huff; telekinesis and earth magic weren't going to appear to her today.
"And yes, I'm training, but no, I am not hunting rabbits," she added, realizing she had neglected to answer his questions from before. "I am," she said, digging up a particular gray stone, for all intents and purposes perfectly normal, and setting it atop another rock, flatter and bigger than the small stone, like it were special. "Trying to discover my gift," she added, suddenly striking her forehoof against the stone with considerable force. A shower of sparks fluttered up from it, for it was not an ordinary gray stone, but a shard of flint. The rock beneath it produced the sparks when it was struck. Satisfied that the flint would work, Cadena trotted over to the dirt hill and gathered a mouthful of dry grass, placing it on the large stone next to the flint. Then, she waddled back over to the dirt pile and picked a mouthful of fresh grass, laying it out to dry for the next time she needed tinder. Once back at the rock again, she struck at the stone two, three, four times, until a rogue spark landed on the grass, igniting it. With soft breath huffed through her nose, Cadena managed to coax the fire into existence. For a moment, she watched it in silence, the flames reflected in her pale blue eyes. Nothing. No connection to the flame existed. Fire magic was out. Sighing, the mare turned and flopped her soaking wet tail over the mess, smothering the fire and effectively putting it out with no more damage than a few lightly warmed tail hairs. Now, she could turn her attention back to the stallion. "By the way," she said, her ringed blue eyes staring down at him. "Nothing in the Shatter Lands is going to eat you. And the herd will be around the city praying, or in the grassy lands between here and anywhere else on the island. The only thing you need worry about is the Forbidden Forest...but since it's well, forbidden, you shouldn't be going there anyway." She paused for a moment, then spoke again. "But, if you really want, you can stay with me...just don't get in my way."

(By the way, I've had a family issue come up, and I will be out of town for a few days. I should be back around Wednesday/Thursday)