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Adrienne (cursedwithfur) wrote in nosuchplace,
@ 2009-01-20 11:28:00

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adrienne conté, katy wilson

Tuesday: November 6, 2007
Who: Adrienne and Katy
When: Around 3 PM
Where: Southern Elysium
What: Horseback riding

Working at the stables had given Adrienne a chance to spend more time with Coral, her favorite Elven horse and the one with whom she had bonded with the most. The mare was loving and kind, but also swift and sturdy enough to take on long journeys through the valley. It wasn't until Adrienne had finished her work for the day did she take the horse out for a ride, guiding the mare through to the southern portion of Elysium and toward the entrance to the haven.

The mountains in the South were often covered in mist no matter the time of the year, and the stairs that led down from the cave were often shielded by the mist. But they were visible today, and Adrienne clearly recalled the first time she stepped through the darkness of the entrance to face the entire valley. It was beautiful, and the werewolf had an urge to climb up those steps again. It would be a long way up, but well worth it just to feel her muscles burning from the climb.

She remained on her horse, though, grey jacket huddled tight around her small frame to fend off the chill in the air. Coral neighed a little, shaking her mane as she began to move backward. "What's the matter, girl?" She asked while patting the horse's neck. The horse seemed uneasy for a reason unknown to the lycan. Adrienne looked around a bit, slightly startled when the sound of hoof beats appeared behind her.

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beneaththeskin
2009-01-20 01:55 pm UTC (link)

Katy road wildly on horse back. The magnificent dun colored animal thundered through the trees and down the pathway. Katy’s dark hair blew past her face parallel with the horse’s dark mane and tail. She had been promising herself that she would explore this place more, and when she had found the stables way back when, it had felt like a little piece of home again.

There had been a pretty handsome young man working at the stables when she had appeared on the scene and started letting the dun beauty sniff her hand before she dared petting the animal’s nose. He had asked her if she wanted riding lessons. Katy had found that a little condescending and decided she would give him a lesson. She saddled the horse by herself, put the bridle on, and mounted in an easy graceful manner of a girl who had done this before. She winked at the kid before she rode off into the clear brisk day.

She was glad of her thick coat against the wind that whipped past her as she headed south urging the animal into a trot as soon as she was out of the residential area. After a little while she had shifted in the saddle and decided to test her abilities and clutched her legs around the horse’s middle and changed the cantor to a run.

It was almost like she was back on the ranch, running her horse through the paths she had known so well. Not too long down the path she noticed another horse, a dusty rose colored one, and rider. The other rider turned to see the commotion coming up behind her and Katy could tell that she was actually a very pretty young woman, probably around the age most people believed herself to be.

Katy pulled on the reins. The sudden command to stop perturbed the horse, and she reared. Katy held on tightly. She had on many previous experiences fallen off of a horse when this happened. She clenched her legs and leaned in close to the animal’s neck, holding on to both it and the reins before the animal calmed down enough and placed the airborne hooves back on the ground.

“Ah! That was a close one.” She turned and led her still disgruntled mare toward the other rider and smiled. “Hi there. Didn’t mean to startle you. I’m just a little over excited I guess. My name is Katy Wilson.” She came up abreast with Adrienne’s horse and offered her hand in greeting.

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cursedwithfur
2009-01-20 04:50 pm UTC (link)

Adrienne was a skilled rider, she had to be seeing as that was the only form of transportation in the haven. In a way she enjoyed horseback riding more than riding in a car. It was a simpler way of living, and she enjoyed that. Adrienne suspected that something else had spooked her horse, and not the other horse and rider that had come upon them. Adrienne looked around a bit suspiciously, but then offered a smile to the other girl.

"Hey," she said. Adrienne steadied her horse, placing a calm hand upon the neck to stroke it gently. "Don't worry about it," Adrienne said with a wave of her hand dismissing the event. "It's not a big deal. Just wasn't expecting anyone else out here, that's all." She took a deep breath and looked down at the girl's hand, taking it to shake it. "Nice to meet you, Katy," Adrienne said with a firm shake. It was a good first impression to make according to her father. "I'm Adrienne... Conté," she said as an after thought less than a second later. She wasn't really used to saying her full name in introductions.

The girl looked around at their surroundings again, brushing off the odd feeling she had that something else had scared her horse. "So Katy," Adrienne said as she slipped her hand away from the girl. "Just out for a ride or are you going someplace in particular?"