a few feet off the ground. rondo wasn't joking around. caelus remembers right before it would be too late the direction to swing his leg. fortunately, he makes it in the nick of time. step one, complete. ]
[ being led around sounds lame. caelus doesn't get far, but he scoots further along the horse's back, sitting closer to the base of his mighty equine neck. ]
Let's ride together.
[ offers down a hand although unclear if that will be helpful for rondo joining him ]
[ he says in instruction, and then! without much effort, he puts one foot in the stirrup on the saddle, one hand on the horn and one hand on the back, and swings himself up and over the back of the horse. this is clearly a familiar position, or at least a familiar task! knight behavior, et cetera.
it takes him a second to get settled, but he moves into the space behind caelus and slides his arms around to pick up the reins, too. ]
[ if the goal is to be charming, call caelus thoroughly charmed. the last knight he met called him beautiful, sure, but he didn't have a horse to ride. this is a huge upgrade. affection week is the best. surely nothing terrible will happen (again) (and soon).
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a few feet off the ground. rondo wasn't joking around. caelus remembers right before it would be too late the direction to swing his leg. fortunately, he makes it in the nick of time. step one, complete. ]
We did it!
[ gets to look down at rondo for a hot minute ]
What now?
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Well, that depends. Do you want me to lead you around, or do you want me to hop up with you? He can hold the both of us, I think.
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Let's ride together.
[ offers down a hand although unclear if that will be helpful for rondo joining him ]
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[ he says in instruction, and then! without much effort, he puts one foot in the stirrup on the saddle, one hand on the horn and one hand on the back, and swings himself up and over the back of the horse. this is clearly a familiar position, or at least a familiar task! knight behavior, et cetera.
it takes him a second to get settled, but he moves into the space behind caelus and slides his arms around to pick up the reins, too. ]
There. [ cheerful. ] Alright, then. Let's start slow...
[ and he'll nudge his heels gently into the horse's sides! it lurches forward, and takes the first few steps to begin walking. ]
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however: ]
I want to go fast.
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this makes him laugh - honestly, it's a short, bright noise, and he seems delighted by it. good!! a sense of adventure!! ]
Fast? Alright, if you're sure. Hold on tight, then.
[ he turns the horse towards a flatter destination, adjusts his grip... and then cracks the reins and says - ] Hya!
[ and the horse immediately TAKES OFF ]