"I have achieved mastery over gravity, thanks to my divine tome, Brynhildr."
The trees surrounding the Askr castle were magnificently tall, some bearing fruits and other bearing your cloak on the tallest branch of an ancient oak tree.
It was a training-gone-wrong with Cherche and Tana, you were practicing how well you could balance on both Pegasus and wyvern when your coat slipped from your arms and fluttered away. They couldn't hear your shouts because of how fast they were going around until your coat was completely out of sight.
The two women noticed a couple minutes after they had landed, you shivering and sniffling sadly, wanting your large cloak back.
"We're very sorry, [Name]." Cherche said and Tana patted your shoulder to try and comfort you. Nodding along, you sigh and look to the forest longingly.
"I'll help you look, [Name]!" Tana exclaims and you perk up, a smile on your face at the idea of a pegasus rider scanning the skies for your white and gold banded coat. How could you not think of that?
"You will?" She nods and you grin, giving the blue-haired girl a hug around the shoulders.
Cherche looks tired, and so does her wyvern, so you let them go. She tries to resist, but you tell her that rest is more important than a cloak.
"Alright. I'll search north and east, can you handle south and west?" You ask the blue-haired princess and she nods, mounting her pegasus and taking off quickly in a flurry of white feathers.
The forest isn't as dense as the ones used to be back home, but it certainly proves a trial as the trees all block out the sunlight and are extremely tall.
Oh man, you should've just left your cloak on the ground while you three trained, but when you did use it for battle purposes, it could've gotten in the way like it did and tangled you up.
You sigh sadly and weave through the trees, scanning the lowest branches for any sight of white and gold.
A distant whinny catches your attention and you look up, completely ignoring the brush in front of you crashing open and something large and dark charging towards you.
You jump in surprise and roll to the side, narrowly dodging a flurry of hooves and horns. Thank goodness you were taught how to dodge by some of the colourless fighters. Glancing at the rider, you sigh when you spot the familiar red and black collar. Wait, was it black and red? You can't really tell because you were nearly trampled to death by the mage's horse and your eyes were slightly unfocused.
"Leo! Good to see you!" Greeting him cheerfully, you rub your cold arms and look at the blonde prince, who's staring at you curiously. Something's missing about you.
"I nearly trampled you into the dirt, yet you greet me so casually." He says blankly and you nod, crossing your arms behind your back.
"Haha… Anyways, can I ask for your help in finding my cloak? I lost in while training with Tana and Cherche." You ask him with a smile, put off by his narrowed eyes.
He doesn't answer after a moment and your demeanor drops drastically, which he takes note of. His eyes dart up to above you in the tree and his lips seem to turn up into a smirk slightly.
"It's okay if you don't want to… I'll-" He cuts you off with the wave of his hand and with a quick glance down at you. Brynhildr glows a soft purple and the tree above you shakes violently.
Looking up curiously, your sight is blanketed by something soft and familiar covering your face and upper torso. Shaking it off, you examine the fabric and shriek with joy.
Slipping the cloak on, you stare up at Leo with bright [eye colour] eyes, messy hair and flushed face.
"Thank you so much, Leo! I'll be sure to repay you with dinner tonight!" You exclaim and pat his horse's snout softly, marching off back to the training grounds to call for Tana.
Behind you, Leo is staring at your retreating figure with curious eyes, thankfully no longer blank when you turn around and hold out a thumbs up. He won't say it, but he's glad that there's someone like you around Askr.
"How about spaghetti?" You say and he looks at you with furrowed brows, urging his horse forward to be beside you.
"Bless you. Have you decided on what you'll replay me with?" He asks and you look at him for a moment before snickering quietly.
"What's so funny?"
"I didn't sneeze." You reply and begin to laugh when he replies with a quiet grumble.
"It sounded like it."