The black unicorn's horn shone white with magic as it held her gaze, and there were tears now in its eyes as well.

The horn upon the left was tall and slender; and in it burned a red light, or else the red light in the land beyond was shining through a hole.

She had pointed ears and thin legs, with feathers of white hair at the ankles; and the long horn above her eyes shone and shivered with its own seashell light even in the deepest midnight.