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Who: Vivian Volkoff and YOU (via this post)
What: Horse riding, meeting new people.
When: 23rd September
Where: At the stables and the castle grounds
Rating: None.

Vivian was expecting a few people to turn up this afternoon at the stables so she had spent most of the morning preparing everything and getting the place ready. She was changed into her riding gear and was standing by Oklahoma Rain's stall, brushing his mane. The other horses were already taken care of before so Vivian didn't have to worry about them.

She found herself to be looking forward to this because it meant that she could get to know some more people and hopefully gain a few friends out of it. More importantly, it could also lead to Vivian finding a few riding partners because while she enjoyed taking her horse out by herself, having company was never a bad thing.

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"Elves," she said to herself. Vivian already knew one elf here and didn't think that she would meet another.

She smiled at the other woman. "That was very nice of you. I usually have to work a bit harder to get a horse to trust me. Being here makes me miss my horse at home. I often wonder how she's doing."

Vivian patted Oklahoma Rain gently before giving him some oats to eat. "But I treat the one I was given here just as well as I did to my other one."

"I do not doubt it." It's easy for Galadriel to see the affection in the younger woman's actions.

"You need not worry over much for the well-being of your other horse, I think. It is said that time stills in our own worlds as we are here. And indeed, I have been given reason to believe that to be the truth."

She begins to prepare the horse for riding and adds over her shoulder: "But it is only natural to feel concern for those under your care."

Vivian listens to her for a moment before nodding. "I really hope what you say is true because there are other things I care about as well as my horse back home. I wouldn't want anything to change too much while I'm gone."

She follows suit, placing the saddle on the horse's back and fixing his reins before looking over at Galadriel again.

"It's kind of a natural instinct, yeah. Can't help but feel protective of things that are close to me at home."

"Nor would I, not only for my own sake, but for the duties left undone whilst I am here. I imagine most feel the same in some measure."

She finishes the preparations and looks back over at Vivian. "Shall we?"

Vivian meets her look and nods, smiling a little. "I think we shall, yes. I'm ready to go.

It's not long until she's climbing onto her horse, quickly and yet quite gracefully as well. Vivian has had several years of practice.

And Galadriel follows suit, mounting her horse with equal ease and grace.

"Have you a destination in mind, or are we to wander?"

She keeps her horse still for a few moments so she can answer Galadriel's question.

"I hadn't thought of a particular place, so I think a wander would be a good idea to begin with."

"Good. The journey is of more interest to me now, at any rate."

She gives a little laugh. Leave it to the elf to turn a common metaphor literal.

"What you do along the journey counts as well," Vivian adds, referring to more than just what they were going to do today.

She smiles at her, before encouraging her horse to move. "Shall we go then?"

"Of course."

As Vivian pulled ahead, Galadriel urged her horse onward, pulling up beside her and keeping an even pace.

There was no need for them to rush because they had plenty of time and it was a beautiful day outside. Her intention was to stay outside for as long as possible, wanting to make the most of it.

Something which Galadriel approves of whole-heartedly. The outdoors was rather her element, after all, and she enjoyed the feeling of the wind in her hair and the sun on her face.

"You said this is something of a hobby of yours, did you not? Might I ask how you came by it?"

"When I was younger I went to Equestrian school and learned how to ride. I also took part in competitions and I won quite a lot of them." Vivian pauses for a moment. "My father was the one who encouraged me to do it in the first place."

She smiles a little. "My hobby soon became a passion of mine and I couldn't let it go. I don't think I could give something like this up."

"That I understand. I have been riding since girlhood and, though I am perhaps not as passionate as you, I would also hate to lose the past-time."

She returns the smile and brushes a strand of hair away from her face. "A school for riding- how queer. But with the removal of necessity, I would imagine fewer would learn and not at such a young age."

"I do have other hobbies but I think that riding is probably my favourite. My horse back home is very dear to me."

Vivian huffs out a sigh before steering her horse to the left, glancing over at Galadriel. "You're right about that. Though I'd imagine if there weren't any schools, there would be something in its place."

"Yes, so you have said." She smiles as she follows Vivian, content to let her lead the way. "I think a thing loses some of its charm when it becomes an everyday task. You chose to become a skill rider; I did not have any other option. It is little wonder you hold it in higher esteem than I."

"I would agree with you, but I don't see riding as a task. Even when I followed the same preparations and training at home, I still enjoyed it."

Vivian lead them towards a clearing in the trees ahead of them.

"You chose to ride out of necessity back in your world. Maybe here you can make it more of a hobby."

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