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fandomhighdorms2007-08-12 08:13 pm
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The Stables: Early Sunday morning
Karal had woken before sunrise, quietly getting changed so as not to disturb anyone. Altra stirred only enough to open one eye as he left, heading for the stables.
Trenor whickered loudly, head hanging over his stall, as Karal laughed in surprise. "Now who did that to you?" he murmured, scratching under his chin as he considered the red ribbons in his mane. They were so tangled it took him the better part of half an hour to get them undone, and he didn't begrudge a second of it. He was happy to be looking after his horse again and Trenor, fed, groomed, and now half asleep, seemed just as happy to be looked after.
Karal was leaning against his horse's shoulder, absently brushing his back, when Altra appeared. "I was wondering if you would sleep all day," he teased, as Trenor picked his ears forward.
Altra snorted and leapt up to perch on the stall door, ignoring Trenor's attempt to sniff him. :Between the Jump and those flying rats yesterday I was exhausted. Karal, I have to go back to Valdemar. The Jump shouldn't have been that hard for either of us. Something's going on, and I need to find out what. I don't know how long I'll be gone.:
Karal wanted to protest, wanted to beg him to stay. He hadn't told Altra what he'd learned about the Headmistress, and now he couldn't. If he did, the 'cat would feel he had to stay. "You'll be careful?" he asked instead, worried now for an entirely different reason.
:Don't worry about me. It's easier without a passenger.: He pressed his head against Karal, and Karal hugged him carefully. "Please come back as soon as you can."
:I will. Be careful.:
"I promise. Vkandis watch over you, Altra."
:And you, Karal.: And with those words he was gone, leaving Karal to lean against Trenor with a sinking heart. He'd been counting on Altra's support. "Never mind, we will prevail," he said bravely, and Trenor snorted in agreement, turning his head to nuzzle him, making him smile. "You have nothing to worry about. As long as someone feeds you, you'll be happy."
He stayed a little longer, curiously reluctant to leave the stables, then returned to the dorms.
[ooc: just establishy]
Trenor whickered loudly, head hanging over his stall, as Karal laughed in surprise. "Now who did that to you?" he murmured, scratching under his chin as he considered the red ribbons in his mane. They were so tangled it took him the better part of half an hour to get them undone, and he didn't begrudge a second of it. He was happy to be looking after his horse again and Trenor, fed, groomed, and now half asleep, seemed just as happy to be looked after.
Karal was leaning against his horse's shoulder, absently brushing his back, when Altra appeared. "I was wondering if you would sleep all day," he teased, as Trenor picked his ears forward.
Altra snorted and leapt up to perch on the stall door, ignoring Trenor's attempt to sniff him. :Between the Jump and those flying rats yesterday I was exhausted. Karal, I have to go back to Valdemar. The Jump shouldn't have been that hard for either of us. Something's going on, and I need to find out what. I don't know how long I'll be gone.:
Karal wanted to protest, wanted to beg him to stay. He hadn't told Altra what he'd learned about the Headmistress, and now he couldn't. If he did, the 'cat would feel he had to stay. "You'll be careful?" he asked instead, worried now for an entirely different reason.
:Don't worry about me. It's easier without a passenger.: He pressed his head against Karal, and Karal hugged him carefully. "Please come back as soon as you can."
:I will. Be careful.:
"I promise. Vkandis watch over you, Altra."
:And you, Karal.: And with those words he was gone, leaving Karal to lean against Trenor with a sinking heart. He'd been counting on Altra's support. "Never mind, we will prevail," he said bravely, and Trenor snorted in agreement, turning his head to nuzzle him, making him smile. "You have nothing to worry about. As long as someone feeds you, you'll be happy."
He stayed a little longer, curiously reluctant to leave the stables, then returned to the dorms.
[ooc: just establishy]