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The sun was beginning to set when she finally got there. The whole ride there had been torturous. She thought she had this riding thing down, but apparently not. She couldn’t find a comfortable spot on the saddle, let alone keep herself on the horse properly. She thought horse riding would just come to her naturally, but she thought wrong. The horse’s hooves scraped through the small pebbles on the Shattered Coast as they came to a halt. ”Whoaa…Whoaa..” Rio muttered to the horse, and practically fell off the saddle as she tried smoothly to climb down. She stood there looking over the human-made contraption while holding Vitalia’s reigns. She didn’t see why she had such a hard time with it, and she would ride her bareback, only that was even worse. At least with the saddle she had somewhere to put her feet in order to keep herself on the horse, but when bareback, she had only the horse to hold on to. And many times she flew on when they were going at top speeds.

Rio huffed, making a few bubbly sounds with her lips. She turned and led the horse around the shore, behind her. She found that the horse knew where to walk if she followed instead of led. So, that’s what Rio did- she led Vitalia when she was holding her by the reigns. The rocks below Rio’s feet were soft and light. They were most likely softened by the sea and the sea’s salt. They made marble-like clicking noises together when they were stepped on or kicked, in the horse’s case. The foamy water weaved through what was left of them at the shore’s edge. The Shattered Coast was really a beautiful place to be and to clear one’s mind. Rio’s mind didn’t need clearing, though, she needed riding lessons.

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What is ‘yer’ supposed to sound like? O.o

The voice that literally came out of the ‘mist’ made her jump slightly and she put a hand to her forehead. ”I have little experience with horses. I don’t really trust anything completely.” So that meant no. Rio stopped leading Vitalia and turned to the stranger, ”Rio Marino. Nice to meet you.” She was quick to give the gentleman her name since nothing about him screamed that he was a threat to her. Rio turned to her horse and patted the mare on the nose gently. She steered her to face the stranger, and the horse turned her head to get a better view of him. She snorted softly in approval of the stranger. She, too, didn't see him as a threat and didn't sense any bad energies on him.

Rio continued petting her new horse, while trying to get the stranger to help her. ”Do you have any experience with these kinds of things?” Obviously, he did or else he wouldn’t be putting his two cents in. ”Do you think you can help me?” She was eager to learn and be like all the others that confidently rode their horses everywhere. The thought didn't pass her mind when she thought of getting a hooved companion. She thought the riding skills would just come naturally to her, but she was fatally wrong.

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Okay lol

Rio watched the man skip and jump in his spot, and she tried to hide her judging expression. She found the male odd, but harmless. When he was done having his spaz attack of excitement, he smoothed his clothes and she thought about what exactly she didn’t know. Everything about riding. ”Well, I know the gist of riding, but I don’t exactly know how to ride.” She probably didn’t make any sense at all. ”I need to learn how to ride. Simple as that. And if you can give me some good tips and pointers, I’m sure I can run with that.” Figuratively, of course.

The black and white mare snorted and whinnied behind her. Vitalia nudged her owner gently, pushing Rio towards the man. Rio looked back at the horse, but stood facing the man before her. ”I know the basics, I guess. I learned from watching others, but I don’t really know how to act them out. They’re all in here,” she pointed to her brain, ”I guess just start from the beginning, and I’ll let you know what I already know and understand.” There, just sum it up.