It has been a few days since Alvion left for a meeting. He should be back today. I start walking around the castle to see the sights everyone is talking about and try to figure out what rooms and what. My guards are following me everywhere as they were told to do.
"Princess Atti the prince as came home." one of the castle guards tell me with a bow. "He has requested to see you." "Okay thank you so much. Where is he?" I asked "He is in the front entrance room." replied the guard. "Thank you so much tell him I will be in there shortly," I said.
I began walking in the direction of the entrance room. I see many guards and soldiers. "Excuse me," I ask as I began to walk through everyone. "Atti dear, let her through." demanded a deep husky voice. All of the soldiers and guards made a path for me and bowed, which was very strange for me, as they have never done it before. I walk straight to the king and see him in his red cloak with fox fur around the neck. His golden bracelets, his usual red and white-colored teeth around his neck. His black and tan three-quarter pants and his black boots.
"You look beautiful," he said as he rested his thumb on my chin while lifting my head. "Thank you" I replied. "That dress suits you perfectly," he said as he was looking me up and down.
The seamstress made this dress yesterday for me for today for when he arrives home. It was solid white silk along with golden chains around the waist and neck. Floor-length gold chains hanging down on the sides with the slits on the legs. Golden flat satin shoes with chains going up the leg. Golden cuffs around the top of my arms. and chains around my wrists.
"Would you like to go for a horse ride with me my beauty?" Alvion asks in the sweetest way. His piercing crimson red eyes with his messy ash-blond hair and his very sharp chiseled jawline with his well-toned body were doing things to me that I cannot explain. It was like it was drawing me in. "Yes please," I answered. "Okay my beauty'' he said "Fetch me my horse!" he shouted to the guards right as they begin to run around.
"Here my beauty I got you a gift while I was away," Alvion said. "Please follow me." He put his arm out for me to grab so I did.
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We walked to the stables to fetch his horse. When we walked up I seen his tall black horse with a large light-colored buckskin horse next to it with a white mane and tail. They both had the royal saddles on. They are red saddles with black detailings, with diamonds embedded on them. As well as chain tassels hanging down. I look over at him. "Why is there another horse? Who else is coming?" I ask. He looks down at me and reaches his hand out to the buckskin horse. "Atti this is your new horse I got for you on my travels as a gift. She is a unique horse I was told. She will be the mate of my horse Tatsuya. What would you like to name her?" Alvion asks. "Freya," I say as happy as I can.
I walk up to the horse and she lowers her head into my arms. I kiss her on the head. "She is beautiful Alvion! Thank you so much. I love her." I say. "So what made you decide to buy me a horse handsome?" I ask Alvion. I watch as his eyes got big and he began to blush. Once his eyes softened he reached his hand out and stroked Tatsuya. "Well, I decided you needed a pet and a way to get to the town if you would ever want to. I mean you could take him," He said while pointing to his own horse who was kicking the ground and getting excited.
"So where are we going for our ride?" I ask Alvion. "Well, I thought I would take you to a lake that is nearby in the kingdom. I really want to show you how beautiful it is when the sun goes down." he replied "Let me help you" he said as he helped me onto the Freya. Who started to get excited to go. He jumped onto Tatsuya and looked at me. "You do know how to ride a horse don't you?" he asked. "It's a little late to be asking that isn't it haha," I said as I begin to laugh. "Yes, I know how to ride a horse. Let's go!" "Okay follow me," he said as he kicked his horse into a gallop. I took off after him on Freya as I held her mane.
We took off down the mountain for a few hours until we hit a forest to the north of the castle. We began running and jumping through it as we laughed and talked about anything. Finally, he held his hand up signalling to stop so I stopped Freya. He looked at me then pointed into the forest at a rather large brown bear who was most likely eating berries. Then I saw it. Two little cubs came running out of the forest following their mother. He turned his horse and whispered, "Let's go a different way as to not disturb them." So we turned and went around them I looked at Alvion and shifted into my half form. I tucked my ears down into my hair and shouted "Freya lets beat him." I said to my horse. She seemed like she understood me as she picked up speed and ran in front of Alvion on Tatsuya. I was laughing as we passed the boys.
"Oh, you want to race! It's on!" Alvion shouted as he kicked his horse making him run faster. Freya picked up speed and began to chase after him and we passed the boys once again. I saw a large body of water ahead and signaled Freya to slow down. Alvion slowed down Tatsuya aswell. "Is this it?" I asked Alvion. "Yes," he replied.