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Naria · 02-14-2006, 07:34 PM

Wulfham

Incana and her horse walked into their new camp. She dismounted and removed the reins from around the horse's muzzle, then took the riding blanket and packs off too. Incana then bent down to examine the bite that Nay had left. It had begun to fester, she wondered if any of Brand's salves would work the same on a horse as they as they did on a human.
She was a beautiful mare, one that had given birth to a foal a year earlier. Incana could tell that it was quite hard for Starlight to leave her yearling and reasurred the mare whenever possible. Incana's father did not like separating mother from baby but Starlight was one of the best horses for travel that they owned. She was a Waler breed with long black socks, a short black cropped mane and her coat was a coarse grey-beige; making her a Roan colour. She was stout in stature but made up for her short comings in strength, perserverance and loyalty. Still worried about the bite, Incana gave Starlight a quick slap on her rump and the horse was free to roam where she pleased.

Incana thought that this location would be just fine and couldn't wait for Dorran to complete dinner. She was very hungry and her tummy rumblings were proof of that. She thought back on lunch and remembered that she hadn't eaten very much of Dorran's fungi 'stew'. Incana loved mushrooms but without seasonings or much else in the meal, it proved to be quite unfulfilling to Incana. Dorran had a bit more provisions to work with this time and Incana was sure it would be a much better feed. Clearly, she has some things to get used to living in the outdoors.

Incana was about to ask Dorran if he needed any help when she heard Brand ask the two women if they could fill up the waterskins. Since she had begun to feel a bit useless she jumped at the opportunity and grabbed three of the five skins that were there. Wondering, why are there only five and not six skins. She felt her cheeks grow warm as she remembered why.
The water skins were a fair size and thoughts of lugging them back full of water was not something that Incana was looking forward too. Incana started off to the river and looked back to see if Vaenosa would comply with Brand's request.

The banks of the river had shown errosion where the water level had been higher in the spring and summer months. She would have to watch her footing if not to get swept away. Incana walked up and down looking for a good spot to fetch the water and found a small well used path leading down to the river's edge. These are definately deer tracks she thought to herself. Incana thought aloud, "I shall ask Brand when I go back to camp if we should try and take down one of these animals." She put two of the three skins down next to her and began letting the water drain into the one she held.
A breeze swept across the river and Incana had a sudden realization of how cold it was going to be during the night and was glad to have seen her bedroll close to the fire.

02-14-2006, 07:34 PM	#56
Naria Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 500	Wulfham Incana and her horse walked into their new camp. She dismounted and removed the reins from around the horse's muzzle, then took the riding blanket and packs off too. Incana then bent down to examine the bite that Nay had left. It had begun to fester, she wondered if any of Brand's salves would work the same on a horse as they as they did on a human. She was a beautiful mare, one that had given birth to a foal a year earlier. Incana could tell that it was quite hard for Starlight to leave her yearling and reasurred the mare whenever possible. Incana's father did not like separating mother from baby but Starlight was one of the best horses for travel that they owned. She was a Waler breed with long black socks, a short black cropped mane and her coat was a coarse grey-beige; making her a Roan colour. She was stout in stature but made up for her short comings in strength, perserverance and loyalty. Still worried about the bite, Incana gave Starlight a quick slap on her rump and the horse was free to roam where she pleased. Incana thought that this location would be just fine and couldn't wait for Dorran to complete dinner. She was very hungry and her tummy rumblings were proof of that. She thought back on lunch and remembered that she hadn't eaten very much of Dorran's fungi 'stew'. Incana loved mushrooms but without seasonings or much else in the meal, it proved to be quite unfulfilling to Incana. Dorran had a bit more provisions to work with this time and Incana was sure it would be a much better feed. Clearly, she has some things to get used to living in the outdoors. Incana was about to ask Dorran if he needed any help when she heard Brand ask the two women if they could fill up the waterskins. Since she had begun to feel a bit useless she jumped at the opportunity and grabbed three of the five skins that were there. Wondering, why are there only five and not six skins. She felt her cheeks grow warm as she remembered why. The water skins were a fair size and thoughts of lugging them back full of water was not something that Incana was looking forward too. Incana started off to the river and looked back to see if Vaenosa would comply with Brand's request. The banks of the river had shown errosion where the water level had been higher in the spring and summer months. She would have to watch her footing if not to get swept away. Incana walked up and down looking for a good spot to fetch the water and found a small well used path leading down to the river's edge. These are definately deer tracks she thought to herself. Incana thought aloud, "I shall ask Brand when I go back to camp if we should try and take down one of these animals." She put two of the three skins down next to her and began letting the water drain into the one she held. A breeze swept across the river and Incana had a sudden realization of how cold it was going to be during the night and was glad to have seen her bedroll close to the fire.