Morning Races
She had already tacked her horse up and was mounting when she her another horses hooves trotting, she went down the courtyard to see Aragorn mounted upon his bay horse.
"I was wondering when you would finally wake!"
"How dare you beat me down here!"
"I'll race you."
"You're on."
"Where to?"
"The river, Just follow me, you will always be behind me."
"Or the other way around."
She kicked her horse which kicked her front hooves in the air a couple feet, and then they started off at a gallop, practically from a a walk. Aragorn was not far behind, but he knew the short cuts and obviously she knew a couple too. They both seperated for a minute or two and then Aragorn saw her out again in the front. He could also see the river and he sped his horse up, but she beat him, up ahead she was rearing on her horse. and then stopped to give her horse a hug.
"I told you I would beat you."
"Legolas does not lie, you are a great rider."
"Thank you Lueaha."
"I can beat you both back."
"Sure Aragorn, that will be the day!"
The again galloped off. Even though they were at a full gallop Lueaha's hood didn't even fall down once. Katriana beat her by seconds and Aragorn came almost a minute later. Elrond came out looking concerned, but talked in a friendly tone.
"Racing, so early, Who won?"
"Katriana, twice!" that came from Aragorn, who was still puffing.
"Barely," said Lueaha with a friendly voice and a smile. "I think she might be as good as I!"
"Thank you, that is a honor for me."
"If she is as good as an archer as Legolas says, she will be excellent at two things."
"She is learning archery from Legolas?"
"I have barely anything to teach her. Good Morning all."
"Good morning Legolas."
"Good morning Katriana."
"I'm going to put Melylnass away. Good bye all"
"Are you going to shoot today?"
"Maybe later I promised Aragorn to sword fight with him, that could be dangerous."
"I'm going to my room then, Call upon me if you want to practice."
And with that Elrond and Legolas left leaving Aragorn And Katriana alone.
"You are a great rider."
"Thanks"
"I need to go get another sword for you, I'll be back in a few minutes ok?"
"No problem, I will put away Sorontos for you to return your favor from yesterday."
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"How did you like sword-fighting?"
"Truthfully?"
"Yes"
"I like archery better"
"mm"
"But i like the teacher of sword-fighting more."
"Really?"
"Really. Do you mind if i go practice archery now?"
"Of course not."
"Legolas!"
"Yes?"
"May I practice now?"
"Sure one second"
"May I watch you two? I want to see her progress." Elrond was walking next to them.
"I don't care."
"Neither do I"
"Good"
"Again you aim to high! Aim lower and you will hit the center."
"I'm am not aiming for the center."
"What are you aiming at?!"
"The target- And i am succeding, I haven't missed one-" As she was shouting her last arrow sped over the top of the target and crashed into the ground. They had been at it for hours it seemed, she had been shooting the same 10 arrows directly at the target too many times. Gandalf and Elrond were watching and talking.
"and if you would have stopped yelling at me, no doubt i wouldn't have missed that one too!"
"Thats enough Legolas, We want to see how fast she can run."
She loved running, almost as much as riding.
"where do you want me to run?"
"This tree, to that one over there."
"There was perhaps 50 feet between the two, but she loved running and so she just looked an Elrond smiled and took off. She was there and back in a minute or two barely tired and Elrond, Gandalf, Lueaha(whom had joined halfway through), and legolas were looking at her.
"I have never seen many faster." Elrond said
"And she is a good archer and rider too." Gandalf said
"I believe, the next battle we face, we will have a new archer on our side." Elrond said with a smile upon his face, and Katriana had one too.
She had already tacked her horse up and was mounting when she her another horses hooves trotting, she went down the courtyard to see Aragorn mounted upon his bay horse.
"I was wondering when you would finally wake!"
"How dare you beat me down here!"
"I'll race you."
"You're on."
"Where to?"
"The river, Just follow me, you will always be behind me."
"Or the other way around."
She kicked her horse which kicked her front hooves in the air a couple feet, and then they started off at a gallop, practically from a a walk. Aragorn was not far behind, but he knew the short cuts and obviously she knew a couple too. They both seperated for a minute or two and then Aragorn saw her out again in the front. He could also see the river and he sped his horse up, but she beat him, up ahead she was rearing on her horse. and then stopped to give her horse a hug.
"I told you I would beat you."
"Legolas does not lie, you are a great rider."
"Thank you Lueaha."
"I can beat you both back."
"Sure Aragorn, that will be the day!"
The again galloped off. Even though they were at a full gallop Lueaha's hood didn't even fall down once. Katriana beat her by seconds and Aragorn came almost a minute later. Elrond came out looking concerned, but talked in a friendly tone.
"Racing, so early, Who won?"
"Katriana, twice!" that came from Aragorn, who was still puffing.
"Barely," said Lueaha with a friendly voice and a smile. "I think she might be as good as I!"
"Thank you, that is a honor for me."
"If she is as good as an archer as Legolas says, she will be excellent at two things."
"She is learning archery from Legolas?"
"I have barely anything to teach her. Good Morning all."
"Good morning Legolas."
"Good morning Katriana."
"I'm going to put Melylnass away. Good bye all"
"Are you going to shoot today?"
"Maybe later I promised Aragorn to sword fight with him, that could be dangerous."
"I'm going to my room then, Call upon me if you want to practice."
And with that Elrond and Legolas left leaving Aragorn And Katriana alone.
"You are a great rider."
"Thanks"
"I need to go get another sword for you, I'll be back in a few minutes ok?"
"No problem, I will put away Sorontos for you to return your favor from yesterday."
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"How did you like sword-fighting?"
"Truthfully?"
"Yes"
"I like archery better"
"mm"
"But i like the teacher of sword-fighting more."
"Really?"
"Really. Do you mind if i go practice archery now?"
"Of course not."
"Legolas!"
"Yes?"
"May I practice now?"
"Sure one second"
"May I watch you two? I want to see her progress." Elrond was walking next to them.
"I don't care."
"Neither do I"
"Good"
"Again you aim to high! Aim lower and you will hit the center."
"I'm am not aiming for the center."
"What are you aiming at?!"
"The target- And i am succeding, I haven't missed one-" As she was shouting her last arrow sped over the top of the target and crashed into the ground. They had been at it for hours it seemed, she had been shooting the same 10 arrows directly at the target too many times. Gandalf and Elrond were watching and talking.
"and if you would have stopped yelling at me, no doubt i wouldn't have missed that one too!"
"Thats enough Legolas, We want to see how fast she can run."
She loved running, almost as much as riding.
"where do you want me to run?"
"This tree, to that one over there."
"There was perhaps 50 feet between the two, but she loved running and so she just looked an Elrond smiled and took off. She was there and back in a minute or two barely tired and Elrond, Gandalf, Lueaha(whom had joined halfway through), and legolas were looking at her.
"I have never seen many faster." Elrond said
"And she is a good archer and rider too." Gandalf said
"I believe, the next battle we face, we will have a new archer on our side." Elrond said with a smile upon his face, and Katriana had one too.