Just a hunt (open)

[Jason Lane]

Hunting. These places were big on hunting. Today a group of knights and royals had prepped to go out hunting. That included Jamie's good friend, the KING of Albanon. Jamie got away with sooo much now that he was Blaine's friend and the perks showed but what Jason was definitely not liking was the amount of studying he had to do because apparently Jamie had taken over the post as healer and now Jason had to learn to be his apprentice.

Apparently the Lanes were the only people that Blaine trusted and since Jason had his brother with him, the King seemed to trust him so there was Jason, studying hard, buried in dry grass and leaves. If only they could have technology back. It wasn't all bad though. He was cutting out a lot of his guard duties and he was learning to get to know his very much estrange sibling.

It was weird since in his realm they were not the best of friends. In Jamie's realm, they had saved one another's lives countless times. He liked the closeness he and Jamie suddenly shared and was learning to lo- whoa! Wait...

Jason stopped his horse when he realized that he'd lost the hunting party in the thick forests.
"Oh crap..."
Jason slowly began turning his horse around until the creature had made a full circle glancing around himself.
"Jamie?!"
He called not daring to make the horse move even an inch further. He'd been so lost in his own thoughts he'd hardly noticed the group disappearing.

[Charlise Aura]

Stepping through the woods, Charlise hummed to herself as her horse walked with her. Since the incident with the Trolls and the Knights, Charlise was using her magic a lot to help her farming which helped production so that in turn helped with the amount of gold that she had on hand and for anyone who would take over from her.

Today she was foraging for berries and other fruits and vegetables that would only grow in a wood as she heard a shout and made her way over towards the origin of the shout. Her Staff on her back and her dagger at her hip as she found a Guard with his horse.

"Lost your way, Guardsman?" She asked from a small amount of distance before she stepped into his line of vision with her dapple grey horse at her side, not needing to lead it at all thanks to their trust.

[Jason Lane]

Jason's eyes flashed to the strange woman who came from the foliage and frowned self consciously at her. He glanced this way and that looking for a way out of this mess that would not put him in any embarrassing situations.
"Uh, no. Haven't you ever heard of hide and seek? I'm the seeker....duh."
He came up with the first thing he could steadying his horse who had suddenly sensed the other horse in the vicinity.

He wasn't quite comfortable with all of this and he wished he'd just paid more attention to where he was going during the hunt instead of letting his mind wander. His eyes flashed over the woman.
"You shouldn't be walking alone anyway. It looks suspicious."
Jason countered uncertainly eyeing her suspiciously to show her what he said was perfectly true.

[Charlise Aura]

Charlise raised an eyebrow at the Guard's answer as she stepped out further, her horse following her around till in sight, some wood strapped to it's saddle and not really bothered about the other horse as she placed her head over Charlise's shoulder protectively, the Mage replying by putting her hand on the mare's nose. "Uh huh, and I'm here enjoying the scenery and sanctity...." Was her reply, not really believing him but playing along before shaking her head, "And actually..... No, to answer your question, I've not heard of this.... 'Game'."

Charlise raised an eyebrow in return as she waved to her horse and the wood on it's back. "Well, as you can see.... I'm not on my own and I have a perfectly good reason to be here..... Plus my farm is not that far away." She stated before adding, "What about yourself?" Her eyes measured him carefully as she slid in the fruit and vegetables in her hands into the saddle-bags. Her dagger glinting a little in the light and the gem in her Staff seemed to glow on it's own.

[Jason Lane]

Jason winced when she said she'd not heard of hide and seek.
"Weren't you a kid ever? Someone hides and the other person finds them. It's easy to play."
He eyed the horse and wondered faintly how well broken a horse like hers had to be. He winced. He'd seen horses been broken at the stables. It was kinda vicious. It was when a horse had spirit like the one he was mounted on, that they were better, at least he thought so. Horses like his own were fast runners because they enjoyed what they were doing.

Horses like hers weren't horses anymore if they were following whatever their masters were doing. At least that was what Jamie had told him and the Jamie he knew had grown up on a horse breeding farm with Reece apparently... whoever Reece was. Jason groaned when she asked about him and he was forced to tell the truth. He lay his head against his horse's neck who jerked a little but for the most part calmed down, lazily lifting up on back hoof, a show that a horse was relaxed.

"I'm lost, okay?"
He lifted his head and gave her a pointed glare.
"Is that what you wanted to hear?"

[Charlise Aura]

Charlise shrugged a little before admitting, "Let's just say I didn't.... Exactly have an sort of normal childhood...." She replied as she stroked her horse a little before she went off to get a quick drink at a nearby stream as she lightly pawed at the ground as she drank, almost in a complaining manner. "Well don't drink it so quickly then, Andraste! It won't be so cold then!" She chuckled before gasping as Andraste squirted her with a bit of water as pay back, and humour.

Charlise shrugged, "What I want to hear, is irrelevant to whether or not it is the truth of the situation...." She started off as she leaned against a nearby tree as she hummed. "Were you with the King's Hunting Party? I believe they've gone to the West a little, we can no doubt catch up."

[Jason Lane]

Jason frowned from the horse to the woman. Was there a person trapped in that horse? Uncertainty gripped Jason and his legs tensed around his own horse who started to grumble and back away. The perfect animal. It would explain why her horse was acting so strange. Horses didn't know how to squirt water. Not normal horses. They didn't know about teasing or being funny. They knew about being part of the heard though it seemed his had ventured far away from his heard having been distracted by food it seemed.

"Whoa whoa. "
Jason made a tst sound between his teeth and the horse stopped being restless, eyes on the other horse, uncertain, just as Jason was.
"I am so not getting down from you. You better be ready to run for it."
He leaned in to whisper into the stallion's ear and it's ears flicked forward and back, alert as ever.

He'd been on Drake's back enough times to know how to ride. Drake was a centaur so half horse. During after school he and Drake and Lacey, Drake's sister, would take to the forest and race. He was always on Drake's back playing the jockey so he knew how to move with a horse instead of against them. Jason rolled his eyes at the woman's cocky attitude toward him. Like she thought she was the queen or something. Jason huffed slightly leaning back a little to make his horse back up a tad.

"We? When did I agree to becoming a WE with you? I don't remember that... "
He pointed to the horse.
"Does she remember that? Your friend."
Jason's stallion leaned down and started chewing on the grass making Jason jerk forward a bit but this time he managed to keep hold of the reigns.
"Again? Haven't your eating habits gotten us in enough trouble as it is?"
He didn't expect and answer because... well.. it was a horse.

[Charlise Aura]

Charlise brushed away the water from her dress that Andraste squirted on to her from the water in the river. "Very funny......" She frowned at Andraste with a shake of her head before sighing.

"You have quite a strange attitude with you, young man....." Charlise stated as she shook her head and walked to Andraste, "Andraste is a horse, just like your own.. However, it is possible that your horse is castrated so it doesn't act the same as mine, mind there is also the possible of age and gender difference to add in, Andraste being a 4 year old mare. Plus I respect my horse for who she is.... Creatures of the land, sea and sky have personalities just as we Humans do." She mused as she clambered onto Andraste's back.

"Well... Seen as you obviously so not want to get found, or find your way back.... Andraste and I will leave you and your horse be..... If you want to find your way, then follow us..... If not, Maker guide you...." Charlise stated as she swung her Staff into her hand before slamming it into the ground and her gem began to glow so that she could light her path. Clicking twice, Charlise motioned Andraste to walk on as they started to make their way out of the woods.

[Jason Lane]

Jason slowly rolled his eyes and sighed softly. No, he was riding a stallion, NOT a gelding. That was why when the horse had sensed the mare he'd gotten a little uppity. Not too much so though, thank God. It wasn't quite summer yet so breeding season was far enough away from him to be able to still ride the stallion. Plus! They didn't believe int castration in this realm. So... she wasn't from around here then. She would have known all the ins and outs of horse breeding then.

"That is not a real horse. While we're on the subject. If you know anything about horse care here... you should know, they don't have geldings... Not that I've... checked or anything. My brother worked on a farm. He mentioned..."
Yup as soon as Jason spotted his Vintar Jamie had mentioned that Horses didn't get Castrated here. They were all either stallions or mares which made them stubborn, feisty and spirited. Vintar was called the fast one for a reason.

Jason had taken a few hard days in the saddle to try and connect with the stubborn beast but eventually they had come to see eye to eye, blisters and pains later. He didn't know what kind of planet this woman came from but where he came from, horses did have the minds of five year olds. They didn't understand human interaction. Only horse interaction. Just like a human couldn't really understand horse interaction. He flinched when she did that thing with the staff and even his horse protested.

He made a little hissing sound again to reign the horse in before watching her walk off. Finally Jason sighed heavily and squeeze his legs leaning forward a bit like he'd been taught to make the horse move and his horse began to follow, a few paces behind of course.
"Real horse, my fin tail."
He muttered to himself eying the horse in front of him.

[Charlise Aura]

Charlise shook her head a little as she rolled her own eyes but didn't bother to reply, different worlds meant that they had different views and different understandings of those around them as she stroked Andraste's neck. "Well.... You and I know different, don't we my darling?" Andraste nickered in return as she lengthened her stride so that they were out of the Forest sooner, and Charlise couldn't agree more.

Brushing away some branches, Charlise kept them in silence till she reached the Forest edge and she stopped her flow of Mana as she turned her horse to go right. "And this is where you and I depart, Guardsman..... I'm sure you'll find them from this point onwards...." She stated before she gave a series of clicks to her horse, "On Andraste!" She called before she and her horse took off into a swift gallop, the two almost flying together over the land as they went back to their farm. Their goods have been safely locked so it didn't go flying out of the basket or their knots, plus it was nice to feel the wind through your hair..... Maker knows that she hadn't felt it prior to the War.

[Jason Lane]

Jason was fine with silence and he was let his firey temper calm on the way out the forest to the edge. Finally they were out and he stilled his horse when she turned to face him with her very unusual horse. He frowned when she said they parted ways here. He'd though they were going to find the hunting party. Now they were out the forest and still no hunting party. Jason moved this way and that on horse back frowning around himself and seeking out exactly where he was.

"Bu- wait..."
But she was off already on a run and he watched her before shaking his head slightly.
"Thanks.... I guess..."
He sighed heavily and turned his horse toward the castle. Oh, he was gonna hear it from his overprotective older brother when he got home, that was for certain.