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[mellifluence]

♫ Come On, Come Out - A Fine Frenzy

WHO || [So very open!] Rayna Valentine & you!
WHAT || Rayna's outside of the castle more than she's in it, so if you feel like stretching your legs or want some fresh air, she could always use the company.
WHERE || Outside of and around the castle.
WHEN || Pretty much every day Dates are flexible! She's out and about a lot. Backdated, forward-dated, diagonal-dated, etc.
HOW || Prose or actionspam, whatever you feel like doing.

Much as she loved the inside of the castle, Rayna loved the outside of it more. Whenever she had a moment that didn't involve training indoors, she found her way outside, whether it was cold or raining, early or late. And while she typically traveled alone inside of the castle, trips outside involved Boaz, her young half-wolf, and a small hawk named Sage.

Her time outdoors was typically spent spread out in the grass, reading or not, soaking up the sunlight like a plant. If not, she was usually either walking or running, edging farther away from the castle each time. On more rare occasions, especially when she thought no one was watching, she threw all of her attention into playing with Boaz, even if it meant wrestling him for a ball or a bit of rope.

More often than not, she lost.

But she always tried to keep an eye out for anyone that might be hanging around. It wasn't that she wanted to avoid them, either. She just didn't want to miss a chance to say hello, even if it meant subjecting herself to the knowledge that someone saw her lose a game of tug-of-war or that Boaz could run circles around her when she went for a run. Some things were worth it.

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[burnsbright]

[Some...unspecified date pre-May.]

Scout left the garden path and jogged uphill through long grass, ignoring its many tiny impacts against her legs and the building burn in her muscles. The gardens were huge and she hadn't seen everything yet. She'd cut it into sections in her head, and would have to revisit them all when it was dark, but it was better to get a first look in the day.

She hadn't always been this... thorough about investigating, Scout was sure. But if she was going to stay here for even a few weeks, let alone the months or years that had been hinted at, she had to know it closely, had to know. If she had to escape she couldn't be thrown by the terrain.

- It was nothing personal. But no place was really safe. Not here, not anywhere. And Scout knew she'd rest easier once she'd lived up to her name.

At the top of the rise she caught movement, but didn't tense too obviously; she was pretty sure this was a local. The Force was weak with her, but she wasn't getting any hint of threat from it. Scout slowed to a walk.

"Hey," she said, only slightly out of breath.

[mellifluence]

"Hey," Rayna mirrored with an added smile. She was getting more used to meeting people out here, and it was nice to know that people took the same interest in the exterior of the castle as she did.

With Boaz off in the distance, likely chasing a rabbit or a butterfly, she hadn't felt quite as bad about taking a breather. Or meeting someone, for that matter. It meant he couldn't steal the show for once.

"Are you new here" She didn't want to be rude, but Scout's face wasn't one she'd seen before. Then again, she guessed there were knights all over the world she didn't know about, too. "I mean, I'm kind of new so I don't know everyone yet," she backtracked, but was probably only making it worse. "I'm Rayna."

[burnsbright]

Scout evaluated the older girl. Smaller, slighter than Scout, presently not a threat. She smiled back and made a sort of gesture with her head as she walked past. Walk with me.

"Tallisibeth." She shrugged amicably. "But people call me Scout. It's okay, I don't usually bite. Yeah, I'm new."