Midnight
Marina broke out in a huge smile when she saw her favorite horse, Snow Storm. She went to hug the great animal, but Chelsey grabbed her shoulder firmly.
"What are you doing? Loesia said that horse has a temper." El said. 'She must have forgotten that I have wild magic,' Mari thought proudly. 'I'll remind her'
Marina told Snow to behave around Chelsey. The horse snorted its refusal. 'Please?' She begged. Snow eyed some brushes hanging up on her stall door.
'Fine, but only if you tell her not to brush my mane and coat so roughly.' Snow Storm replied. Mari giggled and shook her head, smoky brown curls flying in her face.
"Snowy says she'll be a good mare if you don't brush her coat so hard." Mari told the older girl. "Also, it wouldn't hurt to give her extra treats after dinner," she added. Marina translated what she said to Chelsey for Snow, the horse giving its approval by nodding her head.
"Okay. I'll see about it. Now, lets go find Tobe."
Mari followed Chelsey to the far side of the stable. There they found Tobe with a black and white spotted horse. Tobe was sharpening a stick with a short knife, glancing over at his horse companion every now and then. Mari could hear them easily. Tobe was listening to the horse known as Midnight. He was telling Tobe about how he was going to be a father someday soon. This made Marina smile. She was so happy for Midnight. She knew he would make a great daddy.
Tobe glanced up from his work. He saw Chelsey and Mari, and waved for them to go over. Mari led Chelsey over to Tobe and hugged Midnight. She hid her face in the horse's black mane and told him congratulations. Midnight neighed and leaned his head down towards her. The girl kissed his cheek and turned to watch Chelsey and Tobe. The two were talking about something that Mari had no interest in at all. 'Why do grown-ups have to be so boring?' She asked Midnight. He didn't respond, but instead went over to his squire master when he called for him. Mari sighed. Now who was she going to talk to?
"It's good that you got the job. Daine and Numair will be good masters and will take care of you. At least then you won't have to work in these smelly stables." Tobe said with a laugh. Chelsey smiled down at him and took a thin ribbon off her wrist. She pulled her hair back into a pony tail and then a messy bun. Chelsey turned her attention to Mari. The wild mage looked bored out of her mind. She kept changing her feet. One minute they were duck flippers and then they were lizards feet.
"Um...Mari? What do you want to do today? I have plenty of time to do whatever." Chelsey told her. At this news, Mari's eyes seemed to light up.
"Can we go to the forest? I have some friends I'd like to see. It's been ages!" Marina said excitedly.
Chelsey considered this, thinking it would be safe because of Mari's powers. Finally she said, "Sure. I don't want to go without telling your mum first though. Do your powers work with other wild mages? Can you get a message to your mom?"
"Not the way you're thinking of, but I can send for a sparrow or something." Marina said as she began to search for an animal close by. She found a cat and told it to tell her mother of where she was going. The cat said it would do that. "Done. The message is on its way to mum right now. Let's get going."
(I know this isn't much, but it was all I could come up with. And sorry it's been so long for me to post this chapter. I'm aloud back on the computer, but I'm not able to write stories or get on the internet. I'll try to post the next chapter soon, and thanks to everyone who reviewed. I appreciate your support in my writing.)
Marina broke out in a huge smile when she saw her favorite horse, Snow Storm. She went to hug the great animal, but Chelsey grabbed her shoulder firmly.
"What are you doing? Loesia said that horse has a temper." El said. 'She must have forgotten that I have wild magic,' Mari thought proudly. 'I'll remind her'
Marina told Snow to behave around Chelsey. The horse snorted its refusal. 'Please?' She begged. Snow eyed some brushes hanging up on her stall door.
'Fine, but only if you tell her not to brush my mane and coat so roughly.' Snow Storm replied. Mari giggled and shook her head, smoky brown curls flying in her face.
"Snowy says she'll be a good mare if you don't brush her coat so hard." Mari told the older girl. "Also, it wouldn't hurt to give her extra treats after dinner," she added. Marina translated what she said to Chelsey for Snow, the horse giving its approval by nodding her head.
"Okay. I'll see about it. Now, lets go find Tobe."
Mari followed Chelsey to the far side of the stable. There they found Tobe with a black and white spotted horse. Tobe was sharpening a stick with a short knife, glancing over at his horse companion every now and then. Mari could hear them easily. Tobe was listening to the horse known as Midnight. He was telling Tobe about how he was going to be a father someday soon. This made Marina smile. She was so happy for Midnight. She knew he would make a great daddy.
Tobe glanced up from his work. He saw Chelsey and Mari, and waved for them to go over. Mari led Chelsey over to Tobe and hugged Midnight. She hid her face in the horse's black mane and told him congratulations. Midnight neighed and leaned his head down towards her. The girl kissed his cheek and turned to watch Chelsey and Tobe. The two were talking about something that Mari had no interest in at all. 'Why do grown-ups have to be so boring?' She asked Midnight. He didn't respond, but instead went over to his squire master when he called for him. Mari sighed. Now who was she going to talk to?
"It's good that you got the job. Daine and Numair will be good masters and will take care of you. At least then you won't have to work in these smelly stables." Tobe said with a laugh. Chelsey smiled down at him and took a thin ribbon off her wrist. She pulled her hair back into a pony tail and then a messy bun. Chelsey turned her attention to Mari. The wild mage looked bored out of her mind. She kept changing her feet. One minute they were duck flippers and then they were lizards feet.
"Um...Mari? What do you want to do today? I have plenty of time to do whatever." Chelsey told her. At this news, Mari's eyes seemed to light up.
"Can we go to the forest? I have some friends I'd like to see. It's been ages!" Marina said excitedly.
Chelsey considered this, thinking it would be safe because of Mari's powers. Finally she said, "Sure. I don't want to go without telling your mum first though. Do your powers work with other wild mages? Can you get a message to your mom?"
"Not the way you're thinking of, but I can send for a sparrow or something." Marina said as she began to search for an animal close by. She found a cat and told it to tell her mother of where she was going. The cat said it would do that. "Done. The message is on its way to mum right now. Let's get going."
(I know this isn't much, but it was all I could come up with. And sorry it's been so long for me to post this chapter. I'm aloud back on the computer, but I'm not able to write stories or get on the internet. I'll try to post the next chapter soon, and thanks to everyone who reviewed. I appreciate your support in my writing.)