The Two-horned Unicorn was one of those grey equines that were so pale, people often mistook them for white horses.
Princess Alanah knew better. In her neverending convalescence, reading was one of the only things she could easily do. She had had the archivists bring her each book in the palace. This snow-backed unicorn's smokier muzzle meant that it had dark skin - and that made it a grey.
It was currently knocking its hoof against a tree on the other side of the clearing.
'Are you all right?' asked Princess Alanah.
The unicorn stopped, then lowered its hoof. It bowed.
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So January moves into February, the month of love. This is the latest part of my fairytale romantasy, written alongside a new weekly collection called ‘Thorny Thursday’. Writers include:
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Check out the previous part here (and see what I mean about the muzzle?):
The Fortunicorn, Part Two
The princesses arrived in the Whispering Woods on a glorious summer morning. Leaving their entourage at the forest edge, they proceeded on foot - but it wasn't long before Alanah, the golden-haired princess, needed rest, once again. They found a clearing. Alanah's sisters tucked her up against a tree and, deciding to contin…
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I coined it, as far as I know. Unicorn means "one horn", so if it has more than one horn, it should have a name classification that reflects that.