A/N Okay, here is my long awaited for next chapter. Im really sorry it took
me so long; I moved and I had a difficult time with it. I still havent
found all of my books. Well, here it is. Ill try and promise that there
wont be another horrible long wait again. Thanks to everyone who reviewed,
guys, you all rock. No one had anything really terrible to say! I was
amazed! Well, read and enjoy!
Several hours later, Tessa was washed and dressed in the finest outfit in her stack. She also gone to a hairdresser and had her hair done in a beautiful style the hairdresser had fondly christened the Crown Cascade. Now she was in the stables to pick out a mount to ride to the palace on. Tessa strolled through the wide lane lined with horse stalls, the smell of horse feed and manure filling her nostrils. Towards the end of the stall she noticed a horse that seemed apart from all of the rest. She was a beautiful chestnut mare with chocolatey eyes flecked with green. Around her ankles she had white socks, the same kind as the horse Tessa always rode when she went riding with her mother in the summer.
"So you like that one, eh?" a hostler asked from behind Tessa.
"Yes. She's lovely," Tessa said dreamily.
"She's a beauty, all right. Her name's Moondancer."
"Moondancer," Tessa breathed. The name sounded like a breathe on the wind. "I think I'd like to ride her for today. How much is her rent?"
"A silver crown for the horse and tack each," the hostler replied. "You can pay me half now and half later. Or you can buy her from me for five silver crowns."
Tessa fished a silver crown out of the money Rispah had given her. "Thank you. I'll pay you the rest as soon as I can get her back to you." She told the hostler, who took the money with a bow. Tessa fitted the horse with her tack and walked her out of the stall.
"So, have you found a suitable mount?" Rispah asked
"Yes, I did. What do you think?" Tessa asked proudly. Rispah whistled, clearly impressed.
"She's definitely a beauty. I wouldn't be suprised if everyone mistook you for a high-up noble when you ride in on her." Rispah eyed the horse. "Very high up."
Tessa laughed. "I doubt that. Lets just go and get this over with. I'm really starting to get nervous."
"Why's that, Chicklet? He's only a mage."
"Only a mage. He's only the most powerful mage around. I mean, HE TURNED SOMEONE INTO A TREE!!!!! (A/N I never really got over that one…..)" Tessa roared, her anxiety showing through.
"Well, that aside, he's still just a mage." Rispah said evenly.
Tessa mounted her horse, muttering under her breath about magic and trees and how the two should never be mixed.
Rispah sighed openly. Tessa was going to have to learn to keep an even head if she was going to survive in Corus.
A/N there it was. I had writers block at the end, so im sorry if it sucks. One more thing, Id really 'preiciate it if youd read my HP story. Im updating it too. And as always, PLEASE REVIEW!
Several hours later, Tessa was washed and dressed in the finest outfit in her stack. She also gone to a hairdresser and had her hair done in a beautiful style the hairdresser had fondly christened the Crown Cascade. Now she was in the stables to pick out a mount to ride to the palace on. Tessa strolled through the wide lane lined with horse stalls, the smell of horse feed and manure filling her nostrils. Towards the end of the stall she noticed a horse that seemed apart from all of the rest. She was a beautiful chestnut mare with chocolatey eyes flecked with green. Around her ankles she had white socks, the same kind as the horse Tessa always rode when she went riding with her mother in the summer.
"So you like that one, eh?" a hostler asked from behind Tessa.
"Yes. She's lovely," Tessa said dreamily.
"She's a beauty, all right. Her name's Moondancer."
"Moondancer," Tessa breathed. The name sounded like a breathe on the wind. "I think I'd like to ride her for today. How much is her rent?"
"A silver crown for the horse and tack each," the hostler replied. "You can pay me half now and half later. Or you can buy her from me for five silver crowns."
Tessa fished a silver crown out of the money Rispah had given her. "Thank you. I'll pay you the rest as soon as I can get her back to you." She told the hostler, who took the money with a bow. Tessa fitted the horse with her tack and walked her out of the stall.
"So, have you found a suitable mount?" Rispah asked
"Yes, I did. What do you think?" Tessa asked proudly. Rispah whistled, clearly impressed.
"She's definitely a beauty. I wouldn't be suprised if everyone mistook you for a high-up noble when you ride in on her." Rispah eyed the horse. "Very high up."
Tessa laughed. "I doubt that. Lets just go and get this over with. I'm really starting to get nervous."
"Why's that, Chicklet? He's only a mage."
"Only a mage. He's only the most powerful mage around. I mean, HE TURNED SOMEONE INTO A TREE!!!!! (A/N I never really got over that one…..)" Tessa roared, her anxiety showing through.
"Well, that aside, he's still just a mage." Rispah said evenly.
Tessa mounted her horse, muttering under her breath about magic and trees and how the two should never be mixed.
Rispah sighed openly. Tessa was going to have to learn to keep an even head if she was going to survive in Corus.
A/N there it was. I had writers block at the end, so im sorry if it sucks. One more thing, Id really 'preiciate it if youd read my HP story. Im updating it too. And as always, PLEASE REVIEW!