[ ashlyn i love you. he nods! and with that, goes to dismount gracefully from the horse. the mods didn't say there was horse riding stuff but i'm assuming there was because its my house and he takes it by the reins so it doesn't move too much, and then makes sure the horse is standing still. it is truly just vibing. ]
Okay! Then, come here, and I can lift you up onto the horse, or I can give you a boost. Whatever you prefer.
with that, rondo sticks his boot in the stirrup, and then - with a hup! and a graceful flutter of his cloak, he comes up behind her on the horse's back, settling easily into the spot and reaching for the reins. ]
There we go. [ nice and comfy! ] I've never jousted, but I know other knights do. I don't really use a polearm, so it's not my kind of combat. [ he briefly thinks iwatooshi would be really good at jousting. this is something to consider later.
anyway, ] -But horses, yes! When we travel really long distances, we usually ride. It's a lot faster that way if we have an important mission to get to doing.
[ rondo nods as he's getting settled - he knows what a car is now!! thank you ashlyn and asa and also tomi. mvps. ]
Mm. You can take stagecoaches places if you want, but we usually just ride. [ and with that, he gives the horse a little kick with his heels! and it lumbers forward - the first move probably a little surprising, but he just starts by keeping it steady at a walk, leading them across a relatively flat area so ashlyn can get used to the feeling. ]
[ oh thank god someone told him about cars already. convenient. also she tries to be chill but is immediately like. i suddenly need to be holding onto something very tight. it's fine. ]
Some places still have stagecoaches and wagons. For tourism.
[ help. he does not laugh at her because he is a nice boy but he does adjust his grip so it's a little sturdier for her to lean against if she wants to. ]
- You can grab onto his mane, but don't pull too hard. [ hehe. ] For tourism... it's hard to imagine, truthfully. Only the wealthy can really afford things like that - wagons not so much, but, if people aren't able, they don't travel far.
Your world seems much more open than Orsterra could ever really be.
[ he could say well you got whisked away to a weird village and a weird island full of murder but he won't say that. bringing the horse down another flat stretch! it is truly vibing. ]
he'll take the subject change gracefully, though, making a thoughtful noise from behind her as he leads the horse towards the beach. rondo does not say hell. ]
...well... There's this place called Berecain. It's deep in the Highlands, near the south of the continent. The town itself is on the slopes of an active volcano, though it used to not always be active. I've actually spent a lot of time in the Highlands lately, and that's pretty far from Flamesgrace, let alone from Edoras.
I get to travel a lot, as a part of my duties. It's something that I enjoy very much - though, believe it or not, this is the first time I've ever seen the ocean up close.
...It's a really, really, really depressing place. [ rondo says in kind of a hushed whisper. like he feels bad about admitting this to ashlyn but also. berecain is so sad and terrible. it is just the worst place ever. he does not understand why people live there.
but the second topic!!! that's much happier, so. ]
Here, though - it's nice, isn't it? The water feels a lot better than I thought it would! I thought it'd be cold. And there are no leeches!
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Okay! Then, come here, and I can lift you up onto the horse, or I can give you a boost. Whatever you prefer.
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[ probably. ]
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rondo kneels down and laces his fingers together to create something for her to step into. ]
Whenever you're ready. And make sure you don't come around his back, okay? They can get spooked, and they kick really hard.
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then she leans over a little just to get another look at how big horses are. ] Yeah, makes sense.
Do you ride horses a lot because you're a knight? Do you do the... jousting thing?
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with that, rondo sticks his boot in the stirrup, and then - with a hup! and a graceful flutter of his cloak, he comes up behind her on the horse's back, settling easily into the spot and reaching for the reins. ]
There we go. [ nice and comfy! ] I've never jousted, but I know other knights do. I don't really use a polearm, so it's not my kind of combat. [ he briefly thinks iwatooshi would be really good at jousting. this is something to consider later.
anyway, ] -But horses, yes! When we travel really long distances, we usually ride. It's a lot faster that way if we have an important mission to get to doing.
Ready to go? We can start slow.
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[ ... ]
Guess that's probably as fast as it gets when you don't have cars.
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Mm. You can take stagecoaches places if you want, but we usually just ride. [ and with that, he gives the horse a little kick with his heels! and it lumbers forward - the first move probably a little surprising, but he just starts by keeping it steady at a walk, leading them across a relatively flat area so ashlyn can get used to the feeling. ]
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Some places still have stagecoaches and wagons. For tourism.
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- You can grab onto his mane, but don't pull too hard. [ hehe. ] For tourism... it's hard to imagine, truthfully. Only the wealthy can really afford things like that - wagons not so much, but, if people aren't able, they don't travel far.
Your world seems much more open than Orsterra could ever really be.
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The farthest I've ever been was a couple hours away for a school field trip.
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[ he could say well you got whisked away to a weird village and a weird island full of murder but he won't say that. bringing the horse down another flat stretch! it is truly vibing. ]
Did you go anywhere exciting, at the very least?
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[ that's the whole answer apparently. ]
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.... That's an interesting field trip...
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[ anyway, ]
Where's the farthest you've gone?
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he'll take the subject change gracefully, though, making a thoughtful noise from behind her as he leads the horse towards the beach. rondo does not say hell. ]
...well... There's this place called Berecain. It's deep in the Highlands, near the south of the continent. The town itself is on the slopes of an active volcano, though it used to not always be active. I've actually spent a lot of time in the Highlands lately, and that's pretty far from Flamesgrace, let alone from Edoras.
I get to travel a lot, as a part of my duties. It's something that I enjoy very much - though, believe it or not, this is the first time I've ever seen the ocean up close.
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[ huh. ]
Me too. I'd never been to the beach before.
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but the second topic!!! that's much happier, so. ]
Here, though - it's nice, isn't it? The water feels a lot better than I thought it would! I thought it'd be cold. And there are no leeches!
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No leeches is a really big selling point. I took no leeches for granted my whole life.
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Me too... some apothecaries use them for treatment, but I've never met one that did. [ and alfyn doesn't, thank god. ]
...What do you think, Ashlyn? Are you ready to try to go a little faster?
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I think they did that in the past where I'm from, a long time ago.
[ but. ] Oh. Sure?