Closed [Job Thread] Groom Your Horse...sir? (Hadrian)

[Mihiya Darkmane]

Timestamp: 35 Summer AV 513

She had not worked in a few days, not after she had groomed most of the horses that were for sale by the Ameythest Clan. She was looking for work for anyone again, hoping to make a few spare mizas. The mizas would help fund her trip and it would be wonderful if somone would come by and ask her to help take care of his or her Strider.

Her own Strider was grazing nearby, as were several other horses, some of them she had groomed a few days earlier. She was dismayed to see that Komali's friend, a Palomino stallion who she had cleaned a vast majority of the dirt off of, was dirty again. She sighed. It would have been almost too much to ask that horses remain clean for a few days.

"Komali, stop flirting," she chastised her mare with a grin as she pranced over to her golden stallion friend. If they weren't careful, Komali would wind up pregnant at some point. Of course, it was likely that she would leave before Komali even went into heat. At least, that was what she kept telling herself. It would be nice if Komali wasn't out of commission for months while she was pregnant.

She sighed as she waited. Certainly someone had a horse that needed to be curried or brushed out.

[Hadrian WildFire]

Hadrian was walking riding around with his horse for a long time the day before and Deryk seemed tired. Hadrian was riding all around cyphrus yesterday trying to find a spot to set up some snares. His horse, and him both needed some relaxing time so he decided to ride to RiverFall to get a drink. On his way he saw a woman with her own strider.

"You see that,boy?" he said in Pavi to his horse

"Hyah" With that him and Deryk started strolling to this woman and her horse. Deryk apparently wanted to talk to the other strider so Hadrian hopped off his horse and let Deryk move freely. Hadrian then walked over to the woman.

"Hello, I'm Hadrian.(laughs) I think Deryk likes your horse. Anyway, you look like you know your way around here. Do you know any horse groomers?"

[Mihiya Darkmane]

Mihiya was slightly startled by the sound, but she recovered well, glancing up at the man. The horse, Deryk, was interesting to Komali too as she briefly left the company of her Palomino to stand by her rider and sniff at the stallion. That also could have been Komali's protectiveness. Either way, the mare was eyeing the stallion.

"Good day. I am Mihiya. You are looking for a groomer? You're in luck, I can groom Deryk if you'd like? It's my job after all."She smiled at the man winningly, flashing white teeth against her dark skin. "I'm not sure I'm the best girl for the job, but I am the nearest and it would be so much easier to let me do it for you." She smiled again at the end of her sentence. It would be nice to have someone to maybe chat with while she groomed...other than Komali and the horse that was.

"I hope I know my way around here," she added, with a small laugh "I was born and raised here. If you need help with getting around, I can show you after I get some of that dust off of Deryk. Have you been riding long?"

[Hadrian WildFire]

"Aye, That I have. Been riding since i was 9 years old. Finally got my own horse at 16 though"

Hadrian was very happy to find that this woman was a groomer. For he and his horse were very tired.

"Anyway, you said you were a groomer? If you could groom my horse that would be great. How much will it cost?"

Hadrian felt warmth at the smile Mihiya was giving him. He called his strider over to him and said...

"He's all yours"

Hadrian could groom Deryk by himself but he knew that professionals could do it better. He also knew that it made Deryk happy to get a nice groom. Also, it gave Hadrian someone to talk to.

[Mihiya Darkmane]

"My Komali, she bonded me when I was only two. She's been with me since, but of course I couldn't ride her right away. Still, I think I'm pretty good in the saddle." She watched the way the stallion moved, fluid. He was a good one alright, Striders usually were. Komali moved like a dream when Mihiya was on her back. Of course, Mihiya had never ridden another horse so she wasn't sure what another horse would feel like to ride.

"My aren't you a handsome fella," Mihiya crooned to the stallion as she patted his shoulder and got out her curry comb "What a good boy indeed." She turned to the master of the stallion she was grooming, a smile still on her face.

"Oh, just a miza. I'm not a high class groomer yet,"she laughed. Then she paused for a moment before asking her next question "Where'd you come from...I haven't seen you around before." Mihiya tended to be slightly nosey when she met new people, as they were very interesting to her and she liked knowing things.

"Good boy, Deryk," she murmured, returning to the horse, waiting for Hadrian to respond.

[Hadrian WildFire]

One miza, he thought, awesome. Hadrian handed her the miza. Her hands were soft and rugged at the same time. Like she has been grooming her whole life. Hadrian had hoped his horse would be co-operative. Hadrian was amazed that her horse bonded with her when she was two. He only bonded with his horse a few weeks after he got it.She also said she had never seen me around anywhere.

"I've been living with my mother in the sea of grass for a while now. We usually try to stay out of trouble, and sight."

"Every once in a while we go to the city. We usually just hunt for food."

"What about you? Where do you live?"

[Mihiya Darkmane]

She nodded as he noted that he lived in the Sea of Grass. It was uncommon for a Drykas to live outside of Endrykas, but not unheard of. She worked over the horse in soothing strokes, crooning lihgtly as she did so. The stallion seemed to be behaving, Striders were typically very intelligent and with his bonded so close, Deryk seemed to be behaving.

"I live hear and there in the city. It depends on how the mood strikes me. If I felt like it, I could live in my family's Pavilion in Ameythest Clan, but I prefer to wander about looking for work. I don't usually stray far from the Pavilions of my clan though, since we are considered the best of the horseman in the Drykas community. I find a lot of work here, more than I would elsewhere I imagine though everyone needs a horse looked after here and there."

The miza he had handed her, she slipped into her backpack, barely pausing as she continued grooming the stallion. For the most part, grooming was important to her because she enjoyed helping the horses. She didn't mind the paycheck, but that wasn't the sole reason she did this.

"It is sweet that you live with your mother," Mihiya said. Mothers were a tricky topic with the halfblood girl. After all, they tended to be nosey...or dead, depending on which mother Mihiya thought of."Do you have any other family?"

[Hadrian WildFire]

When Mihiya said "do you have any other family". It shot him down. He felt the pain from that day immediately. His mind drifted back to that day with the fire and death and all other feelings of loss.

"My family...um...everyone else in my family died in a wildfire"

His eyes started to water slightly so he looked away trying to hide it. If she saw him that would be very embarrassing.

"Amethyst Clan, huh? We don't stay in a pavilion, we are kind of nomads. Moving around the Cyphrus Region. I live with my mother so I can take care of her."

As Hadrian said that his eyes drifted to Komali running along and grazing the field of grass. She was a majestic and graceful steed. It looked like it had been riding with Mihiya her whole life as every once in while, it would look back at Mihiya to see where she was.

"She's a beauty... your horse,that is."

[Mihiya Darkmane]

"You have my sympathy," the dark haired girl murmured, wishing to comfort him. She pretended not to notice the welling in his eyes. Drykas men could be proud and he would likely not be any exception. She did not wish to embarass her customer, especially not when they were getting along so well. She nodded as he explained that he was a nomad and that he took care of his mother. Families were often close in the Sea of Grass, this was not uncommon.

"That she is. Though she was little more than a filly when we bonded. Perhaps someday she'll have little ones of her own." She had mixed feelings about Komali having little ones. She had once dreamed that someday Komali's daughters would seat her daughters. However, that had been before she had learned that she wanted to travel away to find out things about her family.

She gently stroked Deryk, walking a safe distance from his hooves as she walked to the other side and began to curry his other side. The dirt was heavy on his pelt and she brushed a bit harder on his side. It began to lift off and she smiled, though she noted that a light sheen of sweat now covered her body. Grooming was not the easiest work.

"Deryk is handsome. Much like his owner," she murmured a teasing lilt to her voice.

[Hadrian WildFire]

Hadrian did not want sympathy. It was his fault he couldn't save his family. Sympathy from others is weak. But he did not think less of Mihiya for it. He knew that most people would feel sorry. But when he heard her say "Deryk is handsome. Much like his owner" Hadrian was confused about what he felt. His heart raced and his mind was looking for words.It took a few seconds for him to answer to that.

"(laughs) Thank you. I try to not look ridiculous.", he says with a chuckle

"You look very fine also", Hadrian added quickly.