[ A promise as much to herself as Ciri, since Rinwell does want to do well with these lessons. They may well end up being important sooner rather than later. She does have some questions when preparing the bridle, mostly about fixing the straps to rest comfortably, and the saddle ends up a little too far back on the first try, but all round, not a bad effort for a beginner learning the ropes.
If she's nervous once up on horseback, she doesn't show it immediately beyond the giddy smile that gets shown to Ciri whenever the older girl looks over to her. She doesn't panic that Ciri might get too far ahead: Poppy is almost unflappable and follows Nixie with little in the way of complaint, which is good since she's a little stiff in the saddle to start, mindful of the crowds. Only once they're past the gates does she find herself beginning to relax more - usually, others might be the opposite, but Ciri's laying down a challenge. ]
Yes. [brown eyes are bright, and there's a hoot of encouragement before a certain white owlet settles in her hood; it isn't as big as the one from back home, but it does the job here] I'm game! Besides, I'll never learn how if I never try!
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[ A promise as much to herself as Ciri, since Rinwell does want to do well with these lessons. They may well end up being important sooner rather than later. She does have some questions when preparing the bridle, mostly about fixing the straps to rest comfortably, and the saddle ends up a little too far back on the first try, but all round, not a bad effort for a beginner learning the ropes.
If she's nervous once up on horseback, she doesn't show it immediately beyond the giddy smile that gets shown to Ciri whenever the older girl looks over to her. She doesn't panic that Ciri might get too far ahead: Poppy is almost unflappable and follows Nixie with little in the way of complaint, which is good since she's a little stiff in the saddle to start, mindful of the crowds. Only once they're past the gates does she find herself beginning to relax more - usually, others might be the opposite, but Ciri's laying down a challenge. ]
Yes. [brown eyes are bright, and there's a hoot of encouragement before a certain white owlet settles in her hood; it isn't as big as the one from back home, but it does the job here] I'm game! Besides, I'll never learn how if I never try!