Luidaeg Spooky times part 02

[salty_witch]

[OOC: Milli-timed to evening time.]

The fogs and winds are still making things chilly and spooky outside. Leaves rustle and swarm about, trees creak, and branches snag in hair and clothing. As what passes for a sun dips below the mountains, the plaintive neighing a horse echoes through the twilight. Those curious or brave enough may follow the sound to the lake, where they will find a beautiful black horse seemingly caught in the mud a length or so from the shore.

It certainly could use some help. Are you a kind soul? Do you help?

[OOC: And week two of the Luidaeg's fun begins. Since I got this up later in the week, I'll leave it open until Saturday. For more info as to what the Luidaeg is up to, read here.]

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[not_his_pa]

The horses have been worried and William's sees them settled before noticing one out in the water.

He heads out with a sigh and a rope over his shoulder, "Come on, how'd you get out here?"

[salty_witch]

The mare side steps away from William as if shy. It's just happenstance that she heads towards deeper water isn't it?

[not_his_pa]

"Hell, you're goin' to get stuck out there,"

He reaches out a hand as he goes into the deeper water.

[salty_witch]

She stops with a mischievous look in her eye and a friendly neigh. She also pulls her front hooves slowly up in the water, as if they were stuck in even deeper mud.

[not_his_pa]

The neigh is reassuring and he is able to get to her nose and neck, "Hey, don't worry. I'll get you out of there."

[salty_witch]

She sidesteps and tries to knock him off his feet.

[not_his_pa]

William tries to hold on and ends up slipping into the water, "What'd you do that for?"

[salty_witch]

She kneels as if to offer her back, eyes going wide is alarm.

[not_his_pa]

"Shh, ain't mad at you,"

He reaches up for her mane and hauls himself up, but not all the way onto her back. Its best to not get her balance off worse.

[salty_witch]

William is likely used to bucking horses, at least having witnessed a fresh horse being broken in if not breaking one in himself. He's also very experienced with horses and their moods, and so it is that he doesn't bite his lip as the mare leaps forward and races off into the lake, running along the surface as if it were a meadow.

[OOC: Let me know if that is too much assuming on my part for William and I'll edit.]

[not_his_pa]

(OOC: No, that works. This is wonderfully done. I love the icon. Also go read The Scorpio Races.)

While he doesn't fall off, William scrambles to get atop and then curses as they cross the water. This isn't natural and probably is going to end up dangerous.

[salty_witch]

[OOC: It is on my reading list. Right now I'm reading the first book in the Grisha series and loving it.]

He will find his seat is quite secure. Too secure perhaps.

The mare zips about, bucking once in a while, and soon enough they are nearing the island with the odd temple. If William survives this, he will have some great memories and stories to tell.

[not_his_pa]

This is exciting and terrifying all at once and he holds tight.

[salty_witch]

The mare leaps into the air and dives into the water. They are underwater long enough for William to worry about drowning but leap into the air just as he feels his lungs bursting.

[not_his_pa]

When the mare goes under, he gets a breath and tries not to panic, he remembers when the mermaid tried to drown him, "Go back to the shore."

He asks as he tries to change the horse's direction.

[salty_witch]

The mare ignores him and thunders on, at times racing above the waves as if they were solid ground. At others, they sink as if the waves truly couldn't support them.

Eventually, perhaps just as William has given up hope, they are at the shore, charging it. Well, charging a large boulder at the shoreline. The mare doesn't seem to be showing any signs of slowing.

[not_his_pa]

"Hell, what are you doin'?!"

William pulls on the horses' mane, anything he can to try and get some kind of turn.

[salty_witch]

She bucks and spins then, her mane turning slick as the proverbial snake snot. As well, his seat is no longer secure and he goes flying over the boulder to land in a thick bush.

Neighing laughter can be heard as the slashing of her hooves fades off into the distance.

[not_his_pa]

As he falls, he tries to not land too hard and the bush pricks at him.

He curses as he stands up, feeling out his bruises but nothing seems broken as he heads inside.