"Oi! Senjo!"
Senjo grinned as she spotted a chestnut horse pulling a black carriage approaching.
"Victoria!" she exclaimed as she smiled at the beautiful mare.
The brunette driver shook his head. "So, the horse recieves a better greeting than I do?" he laughed.
Senjo smiled up at the young man. "Hello Nicholas."
"Thought you might's been down at the river today," the 20 year-old stated.
Senjo shook her head, her emerald eyes shimmering in the afternoon sun. "No, but could you give me a ride into port?"
Nicholas laughed. "You ask like it's but a five minute ride. You know it's more than a day's journey."
Senjo nodded and grinned, brushing back a loose strand of her snowy white hair. "That's whyI asked you."
Nicholas smiled proudly. "Because I'm the best diver in town?"
The 18 year-old shook her head, smiling. "Well, 13 shillings and two horses later, you're the only one that will still trust me."
The young man shook his head and smiled. "What am I going to do with you Miss Kitsune?"
Senjo laughed and shrugged. "Who knows!"
Nicholas grinned. "Well, hop on in," he said as he jumped from his perch and opened the carriage door. He laughed as he spotted Senjo's male attire. "I don't think you need help getting in. You look pretty capable yourself." But he still held out his hand.
Senjo playfully nudged his arm and dropped a small leather bag into the hand he offered her. "You'll find 13 shillings in there. But I honestly don't know what happened to the horses," she laughed, spotting Nicholas' suprised face.
Senjo walked over to the chestnut mare and gently patted her muzzle. She then hopped up into the driver's seat and took the reigns.
Nicholas slammed the door and clammered up to Senjo.
"Stealing another horse from me?" he joked.
Senjo shook her head. "No, but can I drive?"
She playfully bat her long eyelashes as doubt started to show through Nicholas' soft blue eyes.
Finally, he let out a groan and nodded. "All right, all right. You can drive. But you best not tire poor Victoria out. We're going to need--"
But his sentence was cut short as Senjo snapped the reigns and the carriage lurched forward.