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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 04:26 pm UTC (link)

Xena smiled when Rose seemed to get the hang of it, and she nodded her head in approval. "Good." She was happy just to walk for now, and so was Argo. She let the horse take the lead and Annabelle seemed to follow suit. "I had to fall off a lot of horses to get to this point." She looked down fondly at the horse beneath her and stroked her white mane. "She definitely has a mind of her own, but I completely trust her, and she knows that. It probably helps that I rescued her from a pretty disgusting warlord who didn't treat any of his horses properly."

She glanced back up at Rose and motioned forward with her chin. "Ready for a trot?" She nudged Argo into a trot and pulled out ahead of her. "C'mon, you can keep up." Xena wondered how rose would do in an all out sprint, but that might have to come later. It was exhilerating and terrifying, especially for anyone not familiar with horseback riding.

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