Training: The Horses

The seven friends went out the academy field and out of the waterfall.

"Today we will start the training" Raine informed them. "First step, the horses".

"How are you going to get them?" asked Shane.

"Just let me try something…" she said while concentrating.

The movement of her hands was so graceful and she looked so pretty with her eyes closed in deep meditation.

What her friends saw afterward, when they looked at the clearing was absolutely unexpected and amazing.

Seven beautiful horses came at a low pace.

Raine finally opened her eyes and saw her friends smiling and trying to get close to them.

"Don't move" she said. "Let them choose you. They will be your friends from now on"

The group of horses seemed to be leaded by a black one which started walking towards Raine.

Each horse chose one of the rangers. "Now, touch them softly" she said. "Talk to them, tell them your names and give a name for them"

The rangers started following her instructions and soon they seemed to interact with the animals very well.

"Ask them if you can mount them and see their reactions" she followed.

Hunter was touching his horse with his cheek and whispering to his ear… suddenly the horse nodded, and Hunter was the first in getting on.

Raine followed him and so did Cam, whose horse seemed to love him.

Tori was having some problems with hers. "My horse is not responding" she said.

"Talk to him softly and explain him what you need… but above all, don't be afraid, Tori" Raine said.

Blake mounted his with no problem and Dustin too. Shane was a little bit worried because his horse started moving. "I don't understand what he wants" Shane said.

"What did you asked him?" Raine asked.

"Well, I just asked him if I could mount him" he answered.

"Then do it" she said. "You're delaying too much and he doesn't know what else you want"

Finally, all of them started moving in their horses to the open, walking first, to know what the horses wanted and finally they started to ride. As they were riding bareback, they had to do it slowly.

Raine taught them how to get on and off in movement. At the end of the morning, all of them had improved a lot. Hunter and Cam could ride with no problem and seem to enjoy it. Blake and Tori also made improvements in their get-ons and offs. The only ones who seemed to be more cautious were Shane and Dustin, whose horses seemed to have the control.

"Shane, Dustin, don't let them guide you. You must direct them" said Raine firmly. "You're the masters! They must obey you!"

Finally their horses understood and Shane and Dustin started riding towards the waterfall.

"Leave them here. This will be their place. Now, we need the saddles" she said smiling. "You did it very well".

"Saddles?" asked Blake in a whisper. "Where are we supposed to find saddles?"

"I have everything ready with Cybercam" Raine answered, surprising them all. "After the bite my hearing is way too good".

When they entered the waterfall Sensei was waiting for them with the lunch ready. The rest of the students at the academy were still training. Sensei had nominated other last-year students as replacements for the senseis while they were in this training.

After the lunch the seven friends decided that they would rest to start tomorrow in a good mood. Raine had a surprise for them. Tomorrow will be their first simulation in virtual reality. They'd finally meet the lycans, in their real habitat.

"Everything is ready for tomorrow, Cye?" Raine asked to Cybercam, Cam's virtual replica.

"Yeah, babe, they don't imagine what they will mess with" he answered.