#baronyofthesilverwolf

Thistle is perched on the top rail of the paddock fence, watching the horses. Unsurprisingly, a half dozen or so Nevers are zipping about nearby - currently chasing the fall leaves in some kind of improvised game.

Nadeen approaches. She's is dressed casually enough, but of course her voile is good looking as she

"How are riding lessons coming along?"

"I.. oh, no. I haven't started those."

Nadeen joins her on the fence, "Why not?"

"Well, I am supposed to pick one. And there's the whole... mucking stalls thing. Willy and Wudlig don't need animals."

"Art thinks I should pick a bird."

"Well, you like Muppet. Or tolerate him at least" A nod "Maybe you should think of animals and how they work with devices?"

"Muppet's okay."

"Mmm " A look at the post they're on "You know this fence is about horse height"

"THIS doesn't buck."

"AH" A nod "I thought Dame D'Lorean had shown you some of the more peaceful horses?"

"Any horse CAN buck. They're afraid of plastic shopping bags."

"mmmm what would make you feel more secure on the back of a horse? You're a nocker, is there some device yo ucould try? Like a parachute?" She says this without a hint of mockery

"I mean, birds, you can get goggles and gloves... I already HAVE goggles..."

"mm i think you're cheating yourself of a fun experience" She says "I think Aiden loves horses and wants to share them with you. It's his way of showing fondness"

"But if you prefer to try the birds, I understand"

"Grand creatures. Fine hunters"

"Feh." She shrugs.

"I like Muppet okay. But..."

"But you're not an animal person and feel like you're being pushed to be. YOu have a bit of a contrary streak if I may say. And, well, you don't CONTROL the horses so they worry you." She ponders "Still, this is Silverwolf. And learning doesn't stop with Saining. It's part of our heritage so to speak, animal husbandry and the like"

"Am I supposed to swear at some point? Since my saining went kinda pear-shaped before we finished everything..."

"You're a nocker, you've been swearing since your dream dance" Deadpan

Snerk!

A smile at that "I don't order folks to swear to me. Defeats the purpose. I might ask it, and others might ask it of me. But no. You don't have to be sworn to us to be one of us. I was fostered by trolls, as you know, and I've seen how some try to abuse oaths there. I... once assumed presumptiiously of a a friend because I had an oath on her. It was my right, you see? Only I learned I wanted her respect and friendship more than her service. So I released my hold on her. And good thing. Free to swear to who she wished, she has become one of the greatest knights of Gardens ever at a young age"

A ssigh "I miss her at times. "

"You had someone oathed to you before you came here?"

"How did that happen, before you had a freehold?"

"It was a very OLD Oath" She says "Normally they fade, but sometimes they last through several life times"

"Like... you chrysalized with it?"

"Gladiola, she was part of Silverwolf before this life, right?"

"I took Tanya Brown's Body, and woke to a world of Cold ... and..." A nod "Yes, Gladiola it turns out had a past life here as a kennel mistress before, and a friend of Marigold. Of course, for the Changeling way you're never the same person twice. Gladiola is not who she was, no less a person. The human facotor makes it so"

"At my saining, I had a bunch of flashes, but nothing... not exactly that clear, no."

"Not atypical, many have little remembrance"

"Sometimes I know how to do things I shouldn't be able to do."

"Like - magic, sometimes. Or working in the studio."

A nod "Maybe your remembrance is in your hands? I don't know of course, but it might make sense"

"Maybe? Nockers make things, so..." A shrug.

A curious look "I suspect you're proud of being a nocker. Dame Gladiola says you spoke passionately before the Bes Din"

"I mean, I am a nocker."

A nod

"And nockers are cool."

A smile "Snappy Dressers"

"I'm working on the idea that I'm good at being one, but furk, I wanna be good at it."

"Oh yeah. Style I got."

"Well, I could tell you are, but as a Sidhe, I fear my voice would mean just a bit less subsconciously to you regards to that. I can tell you you bring beauty to this hold. If I didn't think AIden would have a fit, I'd suggest you try crafting a horse"

"Yeah, somehow I don't think a mechanical horse would count."

"Not with him, and Lavender would be appaled, which I admit, might be a reason to do it" Slyly

Snerk.

"However, maybe the right saddle with a few nocker touches might assure you"