Age: 7
"It's so nice to go riding with you, Daddy." Emma said as she turned her horse, Clover, down the wooded trail. "Well thank you Emma," David said as his horse, Hawk, followed close behind. It felt so nice to go riding, now with three children it was rare for him to get out of the castle to just have some fun, yet he couldn't believe how fast these years were flying by. Emma was now seven, Nathaniel was four, and baby Amelia had just celebrated her first birthday. Emma's sweet voice was what took him out of thought. "Daddy, can I canter up the trail? It's pretty flat and Clover wants to run." David smiled at his daughter's adventurous spirit, "Of course sweetheart. Just be careful."
Emma clucked to Clover, gave her a light kick, and they were off. Emma's long blonde hair billowing out behind her as the pair ran down the path. Charming had not expected what was to happen next. The loud hoof beats must have startled a small rabbit making it jump out of the bushes right next to Clover. This sent Clover into a frenzy. She began skittering around in order to get away from the creature she believed to be vicious. Then she bucked, unseating Emma and sending her flying. Charming tried to calm down Hawk as he lept off the horses back and ran towards his little girl.
"Emma are you alright!?" he asks once he reached her. She seemed alright, she wasn't crying. She had landed on her feet but then had fallen backwards. "I'm alright Daddy, just a little sore." She replied as she slowly got up, rubbing her backside. "How about we go home now?" David asked. Emma looked slightly frightened, she didn't want to get back on the large creature that now stood before her. "Emma," David said sensing his daughter's unease, "it's alright to be afraid of falling off but you always have to get back on after words. If it makes you feels better even I fall sometimes, but I am always brave enough to get back on". Emma's eyes went wide, "Really?". "Yes, I have. Would you like to try to hop back on Clover?" he said motioning to the horse that had moved next to him, lowering its head as if to apologize. Emma moved over to stroke her horse's face. She smiled, "Yes, I'll try again. I want to be brave just like you Daddy". "That's my girl," David said as he lifted Emma back into the saddle. Then the pair made their way back to the castle, vowing to do these trail rides more often.