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zaria (bravely) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-07-06 21:34:00

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active, day 14, rose tyler, xena

Day 14
Who: Xena and Rose
What: Labyrinth Chat and General Awesomeness
When: Mid-Morning
Where: Horse Stables
Rating: PGish
Status: Incomplete

When Xena woke that morning, she found that the city had changed back to a setting she was more comfortable with. It had been that way when she had arrived and she liked it that way. She could relate to it a little better, even if it was more advanced than her world had been. She hadn't seen Argo in a few days and she knew the horse would probably be a little upset at being neglected.

Dressed in her usual garb, Xena walked through the door that magically led back to her room in the other city and then walked outside toward the stables. She whistled lightly, not exactly cheerfully, but somewhat carefree. The stables were open and she stepped inside to a chorus of whickers and neighs. Smiling, she headed for Argo's stall.

The horse had her hindquarters in Xena's direction and didn't seem to be inclined to turn around to face her. "Look, I'm sorry I haven't been here in a day or two." It might have been more than that, but she wasn't going to own up to it. "C'mon, girl. I have an apple! Don't you want a big juicy apple?" She cooed and clucked, sounding much too soft for a warrior princess.

After a long session of cajoling and encouragement, the horse finally turned around and snatched the apple from Xena's hand. Xena grinned and stroked the horse's nose. "I promise I'll visit you more regularly. Do you want to go for a ride today?" The dun colored horse whinnied and nudged Xena's shoulder with her nose. "Good, me too."

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bravely
2009-07-17 04:14 am UTC (link)

Xena helped the blond into the saddle and then went to Argo, who was waiting patiently and wickering at the other horse, and leaped into the saddle. She adjusted herself until she was comfortable and then nodded at Rose. "You just need practice. You'll get the hang of it." She brushed her long dark hair over her shoulder and then glanced back at Rose as she asked her question. "Since I was a child. I used to ride with my father." There was a tight smile after that and she turned Argo slightly.

She leaned down to adjust something on Rose's saddle and then leaned up as Gabrielle was mentioned. She tried to hide an amused smile, but she really shouldn't have been surprised to know that Gabrielle had met Rose already. She'd probably met everyone in the city by now. "That would be Gabrielle."

"Alright. I'll give you a basic lesson to get you started, but the biggest thing is to trust your horse. She's been ridden before, it seems, so she knows how to handle riders. You shouldn't have any trouble with her." She sat up and then moved back alongside Rose so she could see what she was going to demonstrate. "If you want her to go left, pull the reigns to the right. If you want her to go right, pull the reigns to the left. The harder you pull, the sharper the turn. If you want her to stop, pull back on the reigns. If you want her to go, give her slack. To get her into a walk, nudge her in the belly. To go faster, lean forward and kick harder. Let's just walk for now."

She demonstrated how to make the horse walk on Argo, and nudged her in the belly and made a soft clicking noise in her mouth. Argo started to walk, and Annabelle waited patiently for her own instructions.

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