Something was happening, she could sense it. At the bottom of her pond Lula stirred, lifting her head and looking toward the surface of the water. Moonlight filtered down to her; it was night then, so she'd been sleeping for a day at least. She frowned, reaching out with that something else sense.
Someone was hurt.
Quick as lightning she leaped to the surface, bare feet balanced gently on the surface of the water. Through the trees, she saw a flash of white, then red. Silently she glided to the earth, stepping out onto the grass with the easy grace of a ripple spreading from its source. She moved toward the wounded creature- then hesitated when she saw she was not alone.
A two-legged animal knelt beside the unicorn. Lula tilted her head, both wary and curious. She'd never seen anything like it before. Well, that wasn't entirely true, in fact it looked more like her than it resembled any other creature of the forest. But that was what was so puzzling; she'd never before encountered an animal similar to herself.
The unicorn was bleeding heavily, and at first she thought this strange two-leg thing was the cause of her pain. She felt rage boiling up inside her fiery heart and stepped forward, opening her mouth to command that the creature leave.
But then she realized it was...helping. Quiet as a breeze, she glided to his side and knelt, guiding the unicorn's head to rest in her lap. "Shh, sister," she murmured, stroking her fingers through her silvery white forelock. Looking to the stranger with eyes like fire she asked, "Can you save her?"