The Tournament of Blades (Private rp with Abbster)

[Abbster]

Kennadee nodded. "Yep" She said. "Although I am feeling more tense now that the first tournament is super close" Kennadee admitted as she continued to sketch. A little while later, she finished up the sketch and closed her sketch book, putting it on the side table next to her and placing the ink pen on top. She knew no one would touch her sketch book while she was there, but if she ever left it out, it had a lock Kennadee used so people wouldn't look through it.

[mainehorse]

"That's normal. Most people feel a bit nervous before tournaments, especially the big ones like these." Gale says. He knew that he did. And he was fairly certain that even Cass' mind was whirring a bit before tournaments. Though one would never know it looking at her. She kept up appearances at all times, appearing outwardly as cool as ice for the most part. Half the time he hadn't a clue what was going through her head. But he knew that she preferred it that way.

[Abbster]

"Yea, I know" Kennadee said. "I just wish we didn't, ya know?" She asked him, as she stood up and grabbed a book off the shelf. Then she didn't feel like reading, so she put it back and walked back to the arm chair, sitting down once more. Kennadee sighed. "Got any ideas on how we can pass the time until Cass gets back?" Kennadee asked, as she looked out the window and then back over at Gale

[mainehorse]

"We could tend to the fire, and get the potatoes and carrots peeled and chopped up. It'll take her time to catch something and get it skinned and clean. I know she'd appreciate if we got all that taken care of so that there's less for her to worry about doing once she gets back." Gale says, picking up a load of firewood to add it to the hearth. Between the two of them, they would be able to go ahead and get all that done in time for her to get back, ready to get everything roasted over the fire.

[Abbster]

Kennadee nodded. "Sure, we can do that" She said, standing up. "What do you want me to do?" Kennadee asked, as she sat down on the floor and waited for Gale to give her something to do. Kennadee usually got herself supper on the nights before tournaments, but that changed. She had friends now. "What tournament are you and Cass going to after this one?" Kennadee asked randomly. She hadn't actually thought of that yet..she would need to find another tournament to enter after this one was over, although that was fine, as the tournament was about a week to two weeks long

[mainehorse]

"Here... can you get the potatoes peeled?" Gale asks, picking up a small crate that contained a few potatoes. He sets it down nearby Kenn before picking up a small knife to pass over to her as well. He could get started on the carrots while she took care of the potatoes. Hopefully they would be done with this by the time Cass returned to the barracks. And hopefully she would be able to return with a deer. He knew that dusk was a good time to hunt, but there was no guarantee that she would be able to find something.

[Abbster]

(Fun fact: I actually hate peeling potatoes. It makes me sneeze...NON STOP)


"Sure" Kennadee said, beginning to peel the potatoes. She enjoyed peeling potatoes for some odd reason. As she peeled, she thought about the tournament the next day. Yes, she was nervous, but she also knew that there was absolutely no reason to be nervous about it. Kennadee always did great in the tournaments, sure she didn't always win, but that would just lead her to try harder. She finished up with one potato and set it down. "One potato is done, where do you want it?" Kennadee asked.

[mainehorse]

(Interesting, I've never heard of peeling potatoes causing someone to sneeze)

"You can set them right by the hearth. Next to the carrots." Gale says, setting a peeled carrot down. Once they were all peeled, he could go ahead and get them cut up. THat way Cass would only have to worry about cutting up the meat and then getting everything roasted over the fire so that they could eat. Between the venison and the vegetables, they would have enough to feed them all tonight and likely enough meat left over for tomorrow as well.

[Abbster]

(hahah, ik its like so random!!)

"Alright" Kennadee said, setting it down next to the hearth. When she set it down, she began to peal another potato. Soon, almost all the potatoes were done. She was just finishing up the last one. "There" She said. "The last one is finished." Kennadee said, as she put the last potato by the hearth. She was hoping Cass would be back soon as Kennadee was getting very hungry. She stood up and stretched from sitting down for so long.

[mainehorse]

"Cass will probably be back soon. With any luck she'll have brought down a nice big stag. If she has, then we'll be able to eat well tonight. And likely tomorrow night as well." Gale said as he began to chop up the carrots and potatoes into small, bite sized chunks. They'd roast nicely that way and wouldn't take that long to cook. Supper would already be a bit late since Cass was needing to hunt and hunting was something that required patience.

[Abbster]

Kennadee nodded. "I hope she finds something" She said, as she walked over to the arm chair after grabbing a book and sat down. "For now, I think I'll read for a while" Kennadee said, opening the book she had grabbed and beginning to read. Kennadee read for quite a while, and soon she was getting more hungry. She didn't want to say anything to Gale, as that would most likely come out as rude, so instead, Kennadee just remained silent.

[mainehorse]

Eventually, the door to the barracks opens up to reveal Cass standing in the doorway. She was carrying a large bundle of meat that she had separated from the deer's bones. Her gloves were stained red from the bloody work of preparing the animal. Gale stands up to greet her, carefully taking the bundle of meat. "Why don't you go and freshen up? I can take care of cooking tonight" he offers. He could tell that she was weary after the long day followed by a long hunt. Cass nods slightly, releasing the bundle of meat into Gale's grip. "Thank you. I will" she says, turning to head upstairs.

[Abbster]

Kennadee looks up as Cass opens the door to the barracks. She smiled as she was carrying a very large animal for supper that night. Kennadee watched Cass leave and then she went back to reading her book. The other knights usually went to town for supper, so it was just the three of them every night. Kennadee stood up. "While you get that done, I need to take care of Shadow and then get Glimmer's food" She said. "Be back shortly" Kennadee put her boots on and then headed out towards the barn to get Shadow his dinner.

[mainehorse]

Gale nods slightly, as he opens up the bundle of meat. He would cut into smaller strips and then get to work roasting the meat and vegetables. He was fine with handling the cooking tonight so that Cass could freshen up and then take care of her bird as well. Tomorrow would be another busy day since the first tournaments were taking place. But they would have a good meal tonight, and they could worry about the tournament tomorrow. For now it was best to focus on having this downtime.

[Abbster]

Kennadee finished up in the barn and then she headed back inside after putting a blanket on Shadow. She had gotten Glimmers supper as well so she gave it right to her when she got back inside, after she took off her boots. Then, she walked back over to the arm chair and sat down again. “That smells good” Kennadee said