Note: I'm not that familiar with the Tamora Pierce books. I've only read Song of the Lioness, The Immortals (my fav) and I'm working on the last book of the series Circle of Magic. My friend keeps urging me into reading the Kel books, so I will once I finish Briar's Book.
Daine looked out the window and watched Numair leave down the stone road. Someone tugged on her skirts and she looked down to see Ryvre, her daughter. Ryvre had long black hair with pale skin and green eyes.
"Where's daddy going?" she asked.
"Daddy is just going away to Corus, sweetie." Daine replied, picking her five-year-old up.
"Why is he going to Corus?" Ryvre asked.
"The King wants to see him."
"Why does the King want to see him?"
Daine stared at her daughter. She always asked annoying questions. "Daddy didn't tell me. Now why don't you ride with Rane?"
Rane was Ryvre's pony, and Cloud's daughter. Daine put her down and went into the massive kitchen.
"I'm making midday soon. But it'll still take a while."
"Okay," Ryvre perked and ran outside into a large prairie.
She crossed the large lawn and into a stable. She walked over to the last stall and climbed up onto the door. Inside there was a gray pony with white spots and a white mane and tail in braids.
"Hey, there, Rane," she said soothingly. She got off the door and opened it. Ryvre walked over and put reins on her pony and led her out of the stable.
She jumped on Rane and started off down the prairie in a gallop (extremely good for a five-year-old, might I add). She just loved the wind rushing past her face and long hair. She loved the way the grass was extremely smooth and weed free. She stopped her horse down at the edge of her family's territory where a small creek was. She got off Rane and let her eat some grass. Then she took off her boots and put her feet inside the water.
"Why didn't daddy tell mommy why he was going to see the King?" she asked, mostly to herself then to Rane. "It's mighty suspicious." She sighed deeply. "Oh well."
"Ryvre!" she heard her mother call from their porch. "Come back inside! It looks like its gonna rain!"
"Coming, mommy!" she yelled back.
Ryvre took her feet out of the water and slipped them back into her boots. Taking one last look down the road Numair left on, she jumped on Rane and galloped back to the stables to put her away.