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I love how this turned out (apart from the wonky people). Been working on this on and off for a few weeks just because I couldn't focus on this much for too long at a time! This piece features 3872 BDSM Mama's Little Heffalump (Love him so much but man his design hurts my brain...in a good way ), 4477 MFS Blod Katteart
and 409 MFS Ramses plus features 306 MFS Don't Stretch The Rainbow in the story.

Part 1 <---|---> Part 3

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The Runesland Cavalry marched in rows of 3 down the large fields on the outskirts of their bustling town. With the bandits to the north putting pressure on their boarders and neighboring island's tensions rising, a display of strength was certainly needed to keep morale high among the villagers and nobility. Captain Billy Dames headed the controlled march alongside two of his senior officers. He was glad to see the fair turnout of villagers leaning on the fences, watching the powerful warhorses and elegant riders work patterns around the long grassy stretch. Billy's mind slowly began to wander as the cool afternoon air quietly blew around him. Only two days till his wedding! After so long, the charismatic captain had finally been tamed. He grinned cheerfully, wondering if Marshira was watching them...watching him.
Billy gasped as Ram squealed, lashing out at the stallion behind him. Sheepishly Billy picked up the pace, realizing he had slowed Ram to a walk and caused a small pileup. Clearing his throat, he ordered his men forward.
"Get your head outta the clouds Billy," chuckled Briar, the older woman riding beside him. "You've got a few days to go still."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Billy retorted, his heart pounding with anticipation.
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Aurelia stood on the doorway of her father's smiting shop. She looked up and down the street then towards the hill that hid the royal stables.
"Dad there is no one out today, everyone is at the presentation!" She turned to his bench, looking pleadingly.
"Just because there is fun to be had does not mean a smith should slack on his work!," Her father replied back gruffly. Getting no reply, he looked up, watching his daughter gazing longingly out towards the hills. "Aurelia, no good will come from you chasing that boy. You know that as well as I..."
"He isn't a boy dad, he's wonderful...," She replied back dreamily.
With a sigh, her father returned to his work," Clean up your tools and go on then."
Aurelia perked up instantly, hugging her father around the neck, kissing his cheek," Thanks dad!." Without even touching her tools, she through off her apron and vest and ran outside. Her father watched, cracking a small smile, shaking his head as he picked up a scrap of metal.

Aurelia ran around to the back of their shop, grabbing her old nordanner mare Bow's halter. The heavy gray's head shot up as she saw her coming, trotting off across the small pasture.
"Not today Bow..." Aurelia muttered under her breath, hiding the halter behind her back, producing a shiny red apply from her pocket. Bow stopped in her track, her eyes sizing up the apple. With one last gaze to the rest of her pasture, she gave in and trotted up to her master, wolfing down the apple and letting Aurelia slip the rope halter over her big head. With a practiced bounce, Aurelia swung up bareback onto the big mare, gripping the leadrope in one hand, urging her forward. Bow broke into a lumbering canter, heading down the road. After a short ride, Aurelia reached the top of the hill, overlooking a pasture where a good fifty mounted cavalry soldiers were working their drills. Thankful she hadn't missed it, Aurelia dismounted and lead Bow towards the fence. Holding the end of the leadrope, she let Box begin to graze, leaning on the top rail, grinning broadly as she found Billy riding at the front.
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"I love your mare", Aurelia looked up at the woman who had just spoken to her. Her golden hair flowed over well made clothing. Aurelia instantly felt self conscious in her grungy work clothes but gave a friendly smile.
"Thanks, her name is Bow," Aurelia stroked the mare's thick dappled neck. "Her sire is actually out there on the field". She pointed and the woman lit up.
"Wow a war horse. Very cool, she must be wonderful!."
"She's actually quite a pill but I love her all the same", Aurelia grinned, feeling more comfortable," Some day I want to breed her, she has very good bloodlines you know? I just can't afford a good stud right now..."
The woman cocked her head," You're into breeding? Cause I have a farm actually, I breed for a living."
"No kidding, really?", Aurelia looked at Bow," You have nords?"
"Yeah, I breed some of the cavalry mounts actually," The woman nodded," I just dressed up today because I wanted to impress. But about your mare...I know a good horse when I see one. If you want to get a foal out of her...maybe I could give you a good deal?"
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Aurelia wasn't listening. She watched as the troops galloped towards the fence. Billy yelled for a halt and in sync, the horses all rose onto their hind legs, necks arched proudly. Suddenly, the captain looked at her, giving her a giant grin, winking visibly. Aurelia's heart leaped. He-
Her thoughts were cut off as the woman next to her began to wave wildly. Aurelia was stunned until the woman grinned at her sheepishly.
"See that man at the front? That's my fiance," She smiled happily as Aurelia's eyes darkened.
So this was Marshira...and to think I almost liked her. Aurelia thought, turning without a word.
"What's wrong-" Marshira tilted her head, shocked by the cold look.
Without a word, Aurelia swung up on Bow, kicking her into a canter, heading away from the hill. All she wanted was to be as far from that woman as possible...
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Nordanners (C) :devcloudrunner94:
Horses, Characters, Art and Story (C) Me

Description
I love how this turned out (apart from the wonky people). Been working on this on and off for a few weeks just because I couldn't focus on this much for too long at a time! This piece features 3872 BDSM Mama's Little Heffalump (Love him so much but man his design hurts my brain...in a good way ), 4477 MFS Blod Katteart
and 409 MFS Ramses plus features 306 MFS Don't Stretch The Rainbow in the story.

Part 1 <---|---> Part 3

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Runesland Cavalry marched in rows of 3 down the large fields on the outskirts of their bustling town. With the bandits to the north putting pressure on their boarders and neighboring island's tensions rising, a display of strength was certainly needed to keep morale high among the villagers and nobility. Captain Billy Dames headed the controlled march alongside two of his senior officers. He was glad to see the fair turnout of villagers leaning on the fences, watching the powerful warhorses and elegant riders work patterns around the long grassy stretch. Billy's mind slowly began to wander as the cool afternoon air quietly blew around him. Only two days till his wedding! After so long, the charismatic captain had finally been tamed. He grinned cheerfully, wondering if Marshira was watching them...watching him.
Billy gasped as Ram squealed, lashing out at the stallion behind him. Sheepishly Billy picked up the pace, realizing he had slowed Ram to a walk and caused a small pileup. Clearing his throat, he ordered his men forward.
"Get your head outta the clouds Billy," chuckled Briar, the older woman riding beside him. "You've got a few days to go still."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Billy retorted, his heart pounding with anticipation.
- - - - - - - - - -

Aurelia stood on the doorway of her father's smiting shop. She looked up and down the street then towards the hill that hid the royal stables.
"Dad there is no one out today, everyone is at the presentation!" She turned to his bench, looking pleadingly.
"Just because there is fun to be had does not mean a smith should slack on his work!," Her father replied back gruffly. Getting no reply, he looked up, watching his daughter gazing longingly out towards the hills. "Aurelia, no good will come from you chasing that boy. You know that as well as I..."
"He isn't a boy dad, he's wonderful...," She replied back dreamily.
With a sigh, her father returned to his work," Clean up your tools and go on then."
Aurelia perked up instantly, hugging her father around the neck, kissing his cheek," Thanks dad!." Without even touching her tools, she through off her apron and vest and ran outside. Her father watched, cracking a small smile, shaking his head as he picked up a scrap of metal.

Aurelia ran around to the back of their shop, grabbing her old nordanner mare Bow's halter. The heavy gray's head shot up as she saw her coming, trotting off across the small pasture.
"Not today Bow..." Aurelia muttered under her breath, hiding the halter behind her back, producing a shiny red apply from her pocket. Bow stopped in her track, her eyes sizing up the apple. With one last gaze to the rest of her pasture, she gave in and trotted up to her master, wolfing down the apple and letting Aurelia slip the rope halter over her big head. With a practiced bounce, Aurelia swung up bareback onto the big mare, gripping the leadrope in one hand, urging her forward. Bow broke into a lumbering canter, heading down the road. After a short ride, Aurelia reached the top of the hill, overlooking a pasture where a good fifty mounted cavalry soldiers were working their drills. Thankful she hadn't missed it, Aurelia dismounted and lead Bow towards the fence. Holding the end of the leadrope, she let Box begin to graze, leaning on the top rail, grinning broadly as she found Billy riding at the front.
- - - - - - - - - -

"I love your mare", Aurelia looked up at the woman who had just spoken to her. Her golden hair flowed over well made clothing. Aurelia instantly felt self conscious in her grungy work clothes but gave a friendly smile.
"Thanks, her name is Bow," Aurelia stroked the mare's thick dappled neck. "Her sire is actually out there on the field". She pointed and the woman lit up.
"Wow a war horse. Very cool, she must be wonderful!."
"She's actually quite a pill but I love her all the same", Aurelia grinned, feeling more comfortable," Some day I want to breed her, she has very good bloodlines you know? I just can't afford a good stud right now..."
The woman cocked her head," You're into breeding? Cause I have a farm actually, I breed for a living."
"No kidding, really?", Aurelia looked at Bow," You have nords?"
"Yeah, I breed some of the cavalry mounts actually," The woman nodded," I just dressed up today because I wanted to impress. But about your mare...I know a good horse when I see one. If you want to get a foal out of her...maybe I could give you a good deal?"
- - - - - - - - - -

Aurelia wasn't listening. She watched as the troops galloped towards the fence. Billy yelled for a halt and in sync, the horses all rose onto their hind legs, necks arched proudly. Suddenly, the captain looked at her, giving her a giant grin, winking visibly. Aurelia's heart leaped. He-
Her thoughts were cut off as the woman next to her began to wave wildly. Aurelia was stunned until the woman grinned at her sheepishly.
"See that man at the front? That's my fiance," She smiled happily as Aurelia's eyes darkened.
So this was Marshira...and to think I almost liked her. Aurelia thought, turning without a word.
"What's wrong-" Marshira tilted her head, shocked by the cold look.
Without a word, Aurelia swung up on Bow, kicking her into a canter, heading away from the hill. All she wanted was to be as far from that woman as possible...
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Nordanners (C) :devcloudrunner94:
Horses, Characters, Art and Story (C) Me