//------------------------------// // Chapter 65 // Story: One Hundred Ponies of Tambelon // by Tartarusbound //------------------------------// After hours of work, copious hoof pointing, and what amounted to a lifetime of frustration, the herd created a rough pidgin to communicate with the outsiders. While fewer than ten ponies in the herd spoke it, quite a bit had been communicated. The white one, for example, had conveyed the lack of any need for battle. Other things proved far harder to communicate. A small team of ponies eventually arrived, carrying no weaponry but intent upon approaching injured herd members with small and unidentified tools. Thankfully, Thunderstruck recognized a few of those tools as medical equipment and diffused the situation.