The Tournament of Blades (Private rp with Abbster)

[mainehorse]

"Soon... got about a half hour now before I'll be going on. How about you?" Cass asks, glancing from Bayberry over to Kenn. She had to split her attention between them since she was currently getting the stallion warmed up for the first tournament. Bayberry had a lot of energy today, which would bode well for the tournament. He wouldn't tire prematurely that way during either their dressage routine or the joust.

[Abbster]

"twenty minutes" Kennadee said. "I've seen the competition for the mounted archery...they're really good" She said as she looked back at Shadow. Kennadee sighed. She had seen three different riders, all of them male. Kennadee knew that as soon as she went out for her round, everyone was most likely going to be shocked that Kennadee was actually a girl and not a boy. "ATTENTION" Someone suddenly said. "Can the mounted archers please begin to come towards the arena" the voice said. Kennadee looked at Shadow. "Oh...he's untacked." She said. "Cass...I need your help, can you put his saddle on while I do his bridle?" She asked

[mainehorse]

"Certainly." Cass says, picking up the saddle pad. She sets it down on the horse's back, making sure it was properly positioned before reaching for the saddle. She places it on the horse's back before kneeling down to go ahead and tighten up the cinch underneath his stomach so that the saddle wouldn't slip when Kenn got on his back. The last thing she needed was to wind up falling because her saddle was loose.

[Abbster]

Kennadee smiled and put Shadows bridle on. When it was on, she rubbed his nose. “Thanks” she said to Cass as she lead him out of the stall and into the arena. She mounted him and Kennadee looked around at all the people in the crowd. She felt her nerves spike even higher. She waited until it was her turn, but the other mounted archers went first, Kennadee was last. She could see the princess and the king and queen in the arena.

[mainehorse]

"No problem. Now remember to take a deep breath and focus on what you're doing. It won't do you any good to get yourself worked up over this. You'll do just fine as long as you don't let your nerves get to you." Cass says. She knew that Kenn had been training, and that training would surely pay off as long as she didn't work herself up over this tournament. That wouldn't do her any good.

[Abbster]

Kennadee nodded, taking slow breaths as she thanked Cadd, who was watching her from the stands. Kennadee rubbed Shadows neck. “Next up, Kennadee Fox on Shadow” the announcer said. Kennadee grabbed her bow from her back and then an arrow. She put it in her quiver, pulled back and then kicked Shadow into a gallop.

[mainehorse]

Once she had Bayberry warmed up properly, Cass secures him by a post so that he would be ready for her when it was time for her to come get him. She makes her way over to the stands, and finds an empty seat next to Gale as Kenn's name was called. Hopefully her nerves wouldn't get the best of her.

[Abbster]

“Come in Shadow” Kennadee said, taking a slow breath as she passed the first target. Kennadee let go of the arrow and it went soaring through the air. Kennadee watched the arrow as it hit the target. “Yes!” She said, grabbing another arrow and putting it into her bow. She pulled back and released at the next target as it hit it. Kennadee smiled and she hit the next three targets perfectly. Finally, the last target came up and she released the arrow as it went soaring. Kennadee smiled again, dismounting Shadow as she cantered him out of the arena. “Give it for Kennadee Fox!” The announcer said. Kennadee walked Shadow back to his stall and she hugged him.

[mainehorse]

"She did well. Didn't let her nerves get the better of her." Cass says, exchanging a glance with Gale. All the practice she had put in had certainly seemingly paid off for Kenn. The next part of the tournament was a round of fencing. So she'd had to retrieve her sword and get out there. But there wasn't a rush at the moment since there was a bit of reprieve in between rounds to allow all the knights to get to where they needed to be.

[Abbster]

Kennadee untracked Shadow and she brushed him down, hugging his neck. “Shadow, you’re such a boy!” Kennadee said hugging him again. She kissed his nose. Kennadee smiled. After he was brushed down, she gave him some water and then headed out to the arena, finding her two friends sitting down in the stands.

[mainehorse]

"You did well." Cass says as Kenn came to sit with them in the stands. She really had done well. She had kept her cool and managed to perform well. Her training had paid off and Cass had no doubt that she would continue to perform well in her later time slots for the other activities.

[Abbster]

Kennadee smiled. “Thanks.” She said. “I just did what you told me, I didn’t let my nerves get the best of me” Kennadee said, as she smiled and watched the next round of the tournament. “Cass, when do you go up?” Kennadee asked

[mainehorse]

"Keep that up, and you'll continue to do well." Cass says pausing. "Soon, very soon. I should probably be going to get ready" she says, rising to her feet. It would take her some time to get into her armor and ready for her first time slot. She'd be finding out who was her opponent soon enough.

[Abbster]

Kennadee nodded. “When’s your first one?” Kennadee asked Gale. She continued to watch the next section of the tournament. Kennadee always enjoyed watching the tournaments when she wasn’t actually doing something for the tournament.

[mainehorse]

"In about an hour and a half." Gale says, watching as Cass exited the stands. She'd be going to get her armor on and to retrieve her sword as well. He was fairly certain that her first time slot was for fencing. But he hadn't actually seen her schedule. He knew what she had signed up for and fencing was typically done in the morning portion of the tournament.