A Wandering Soul [open]

[Lorelle de Luc]

Some days it the it seemed better to just stay in bed instead of getting up to take on the day, to just lay there and enjoy the peace that came with the stillness of first waking up in the morning. But it wasn't possible to lay there like that forever, and Lorelle knew that for a fact. It was a slow movement, raising up and pushing away the blanket to allow the cool air of the morning to brush against the bare skin of her feet, a small shiver running down her spine before she stood on the small cloth which had served as her bedroll the past night.

Off a ways, as the young woman slowly began to dress herself in a simple blue shirt and leather riding pants, her stallion stood off in the distance, slowly grazing on the morning grass, the dew catching on the whiskers attached to his pale muzzle, the gentle brown color of his coat mixing and blending with the bark of the trees surrounding the small pair. The occasional snort filled the air, raising a small smile upon her lips, and soon, as she strode across the ground towards her steed the animal lifted his head, tail flicking as he looked at her approaching.

Lorelle patted his neck as she rubbed his sides for a moment, her boots giving a soft crunch as she stepped down upon a few twigs that littered the ground, reaching down for her saddle and bags before she straightened again and placed it on his back, securing it in a few seconds before she pulled her cloak around herself and bridled the stallion, already beginning to walk down the slope to the path towards Camelot. She had gotten word from a village a day or so back that there was a family in need of medical attention rather quickly, and so it was that being so close to the village as it already was, Lorelle had decided that was where she would head next.

"Come, Elpis. There's nothing to be frightened of." She murmured softly to the large horse as he nervously twitched at a snapping twig, surprised by the sound in the silence of the morning, but a few pats from the young woman set the animal to ease. Coming to the road Lorelle stopped on the side, double checking all her tack as she prepared herself to get on to leave for her job of the day.