Post by Kai on Dec 30, 2010 8:58:32 GMT -5
Cade went once more over the Clydesdales harness, tightening a strap here, moving the neck collar back, until he was satisfied. He looked up at Rolandsgaard Castle, he was to escort four very important people to the winter fair. Nearly as he thought of the people, a boy about 13 years of age, with messy blonde hair and bright brown eyes, came running out upsetting the horses.
"Whoa, easy there Zabarius, easy Shenandoah" Cade soothed the horses, he then turned to the boy. "Colm! Do. Not. Run. Around. These. Horses." Cade said sharply.
"Gee Cade, I'm sorry." Colm had the decency to look abashed then he brightened up, "Could I drive them, please?" Colm opened his eyes wide and looked eagerly at Cade, this expression rarely failed, this was one of those times.
"If you can't behave around them on the ground I'd hate to see what you would do behind the reins" Cade said dryly.
Colm looked at his soft leather boots. Then with much giggling 3 girls came into the courtyard. A blonde one with blue eyes and extraordinary beauty came first, Sara, the goddess of horses, then came Deru a slight girl with dark features and a happy spirit, she was a sprite, then came Emma, her skin lightly tanned with brown hair and equally brown eyes.
Colm hopped into the sledge, showing off his "power", which lead to much laughter from Emma. Colm frowned as Deru and Sara gracefully stepped up the sleigh. Cade after helping Emma into the front bench with him, handed them all purple blankets to keep the cold away. Cade slapped the reins on the back of Zabarius and Shenandoah, they moved forward at an easy forward trot. A small mangy pup ran along side for a while. As Sara, Deru, and Emma yammered away. Colm suddenly stood up and waved seeing a close friend of his, still slightly faraway.
"Sit down, Colm!" Deru said looking up at him, "You'll fall!"
"No, I won't." Colm responded as his friend waved back.
"Colm. Sit. Now." Cade said rolling his eyes in expiration.
"But-" Colm began but suddenly was cut off by Cade
"SIT" he nearly roared. Colm sat shocked by the fury that had been turned against him.
"sorry." Colm muttered quietly, staring with a strange intensity at his bare hands as if they held the answer to every question in the universe.
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"Whoa, easy there Zabarius, easy Shenandoah" Cade soothed the horses, he then turned to the boy. "Colm! Do. Not. Run. Around. These. Horses." Cade said sharply.
"Gee Cade, I'm sorry." Colm had the decency to look abashed then he brightened up, "Could I drive them, please?" Colm opened his eyes wide and looked eagerly at Cade, this expression rarely failed, this was one of those times.
"If you can't behave around them on the ground I'd hate to see what you would do behind the reins" Cade said dryly.
Colm looked at his soft leather boots. Then with much giggling 3 girls came into the courtyard. A blonde one with blue eyes and extraordinary beauty came first, Sara, the goddess of horses, then came Deru a slight girl with dark features and a happy spirit, she was a sprite, then came Emma, her skin lightly tanned with brown hair and equally brown eyes.
Colm hopped into the sledge, showing off his "power", which lead to much laughter from Emma. Colm frowned as Deru and Sara gracefully stepped up the sleigh. Cade after helping Emma into the front bench with him, handed them all purple blankets to keep the cold away. Cade slapped the reins on the back of Zabarius and Shenandoah, they moved forward at an easy forward trot. A small mangy pup ran along side for a while. As Sara, Deru, and Emma yammered away. Colm suddenly stood up and waved seeing a close friend of his, still slightly faraway.
"Sit down, Colm!" Deru said looking up at him, "You'll fall!"
"No, I won't." Colm responded as his friend waved back.
"Colm. Sit. Now." Cade said rolling his eyes in expiration.
"But-" Colm began but suddenly was cut off by Cade
"SIT" he nearly roared. Colm sat shocked by the fury that had been turned against him.
"sorry." Colm muttered quietly, staring with a strange intensity at his bare hands as if they held the answer to every question in the universe.
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