For Niro (and Jiva?), set at the borders on July 1st. +2 points.
The journey was not as fast as she would have hoped for, but the blonde wolfdog knew it had gone much more smoothly than it could have. The day prior had been spent finally meeting Liliana Vess—now Utina—and learning to ride the mare she had acquired in the exchange of aide with Phoenix Valley some months ago. The mare had already been exceptionally well-tamed, having come from their stables, but Foxglove did not have much experience with equines and it had taken quite a bit of coaxing for the mare to allow her to sit upon her back. She had gotten a decent grasp on how to ride the horse and had decided to use the mare as her primary mode of transportation for the next day of traveling.
Though it likely would only have taken a few hours to get there if the mare had galloped the whole way, the going was slow and Foxglove made the journey in just over four hours with a brief stop to allow the mare to eat something. Now, she sat atop the mare's back, perched delicately and peering nervously at the lands she could have once called home if she had made the same decision that Magnolia had made. Oh, how she could not wait to see Maggie again! Seeing her father was not something she was as excited about, but it was not for dislike of him. Rather, she was fearful that he would see the decorated clothing and scarves and dislike his gypsy daughter, or he would see the same wrongness in her that had posessed her mother in walking death. She feared his possible scourn. Did he hate her for choosing to go with her mother and Poppy those months ago? Oh, she hoped he did not hold it against her.
The blonde gypsy girl lowered herself to the ground and kept a firm, but gentle, grip on the light rope she used as a halter for the mare. She did not use a saddle or any formal tack, but she hated the idea of gripping the mare's mane so tightly when they were still learning to be around each other. She lifted her muzzle, howling softly for her family.
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