#sacreddeeer

❛  i've been there before, and it'll take a lot more than a please to convince me to go back. ❜ her gaze was hard as she looked at him, but it wasn't long before she was back fixating on what was in her hands. looping knots of thinly carved hide, mending a portion of her horse's reins that had broken. but the notion to ride anywhere near blackwater was making it difficult to concentrate. and in her frustration, she snapped the line.

❛ thanks for that, i needed it. ❜ sadie let out a breath. somewhat winded from the ride. racing was something she was never good at, despite how good of a rider she was. jake would always beat her, unless he decided he'd let her win . . . which was a scornful act in their household. she wondered if arthur went easy on her. and laughed to herself as she readied to get out of the saddle. ❛ this is a nice spot to rest, don't you think ! ❜ she was already on the ground, wiping her brow beneath her hat. pulling the reins of her horse towards the higher crest of the hill. she looked over the valley, satisfied, at least for the moment.