09-22-2014, 07:43 PM
As Ornstein observed Kuzan mounting up, it became quite apparent to him that the man was quite the novice at horseback riding. His whole movement stepping up into the saddle and stirrups looked... unsteady, like he feared he'd lose his balance or the saddle wasn't properly secured. The knight watched, and within his helm squinted curiously, as two faint wisps of mist rose from the stirrups... Was that frost he saw? Had Kuzan just frozen his feet in place?
Ornstein barely disguised another laugh, and decided to dignify Kuzan as he rode away by not looking back to watch him struggle to stay astride his icy horse. They ended up alongside each other, and rode in silence, scanning their surroundings for any sign of what they sought. Before long, it presented itself to Kuzan and he pointed it out. Ornstein turned to peer in the direction his companion indicated, and soon spied the road just beyond the treeline.
"In the city's direction, too," he remarked. "Across such a distance, there will surely be smaller settlements along the way. We should be able to ask for more specific directions in that case." With another nudge of his feet to spur his horse, he trotted on through the trees to gain the road.
Ornstein barely disguised another laugh, and decided to dignify Kuzan as he rode away by not looking back to watch him struggle to stay astride his icy horse. They ended up alongside each other, and rode in silence, scanning their surroundings for any sign of what they sought. Before long, it presented itself to Kuzan and he pointed it out. Ornstein turned to peer in the direction his companion indicated, and soon spied the road just beyond the treeline.
"In the city's direction, too," he remarked. "Across such a distance, there will surely be smaller settlements along the way. We should be able to ask for more specific directions in that case." With another nudge of his feet to spur his horse, he trotted on through the trees to gain the road.