30.Nov.13, 05:16 PM
As far as Coralaese was concerned it was a perfect summer's day. The sun was warm against her skin and the scents of flowers, green grass, and freshly turned earth filled her nostrils. She loved summer walks. Sometimes they were took hot, but at the start of the season it was still just pleasantly warm. Her dress was a pale blue, with cream colored sleeves that reach just pas he elbows. She actually had managed to look presentable today rather that her usual eye sore of mixed matched colors. She couldn't claim much of the credit. A few of the female staff members had taken pity on her and insisted on helping her choose what to wear in the morning. Cora didn't mind, and was secretly glad not to have to make such decisions.
A quick walk before breakfast had stretched into the morning. A field of mares and their offspring held held her attention for some time. She'd watched the little ones race around their dams, and take turns chasing each other. They'd also done what they could to goad their placid dams into play, but the mares were more interested in grazing than play. Their antics did make Cora laugh out loud quite a few times. She was jealous of how simple their lives were. They didn't care about the future they only cares for that very moment.
Eventually her stomach began to groan and rumble. As she would have liked to stay she knew it was time to return to the hold. Breakfast was over, but she should be able to find something leftover in the kitchens or even buy something in the market as she passed through. Eating out in the fresh air and sunshine always seemed to make food taste better to her. Most would say it was all in her head and that food tasted the same no matter where it was eaten. Even if it was just in her head she still like enjoyed a meal outdoors.
A figure appeared before her as she walked along the road leading to the hold. Cora grinned, someone to share her walk with would of course make it even more enjoyable. She increased her pace, quickly closing the distance between herself and the other young woman. Her clothes and hands were dirt stained, likely from spending the morning working in a field. Cora didn't shy away from sight, in fact it made her curious as to what the other woman had been up to. Likely something far more useful than watching frolicking foals.
"Good morning! Mind if I join you? You look to be heading to the hold and I always think a walk is much more enjoyable with someone to share it with." She greeted the woman with a cheerful barrage. "I'm Coralaese." She said, with a friendly smile. The woman seemed around the same age as her, though that was about where the similarities ended. Cora's open and friendly expression spoke of a life vastly different from that of the other woman. There was no pity in her tone or gaze. Instead there was a genuine warmth and respect. Cora wasn't a minor lord's daughter talking to someone from the fields, but just one young woman talking to another.
A quick walk before breakfast had stretched into the morning. A field of mares and their offspring held held her attention for some time. She'd watched the little ones race around their dams, and take turns chasing each other. They'd also done what they could to goad their placid dams into play, but the mares were more interested in grazing than play. Their antics did make Cora laugh out loud quite a few times. She was jealous of how simple their lives were. They didn't care about the future they only cares for that very moment.
Eventually her stomach began to groan and rumble. As she would have liked to stay she knew it was time to return to the hold. Breakfast was over, but she should be able to find something leftover in the kitchens or even buy something in the market as she passed through. Eating out in the fresh air and sunshine always seemed to make food taste better to her. Most would say it was all in her head and that food tasted the same no matter where it was eaten. Even if it was just in her head she still like enjoyed a meal outdoors.
A figure appeared before her as she walked along the road leading to the hold. Cora grinned, someone to share her walk with would of course make it even more enjoyable. She increased her pace, quickly closing the distance between herself and the other young woman. Her clothes and hands were dirt stained, likely from spending the morning working in a field. Cora didn't shy away from sight, in fact it made her curious as to what the other woman had been up to. Likely something far more useful than watching frolicking foals.
"Good morning! Mind if I join you? You look to be heading to the hold and I always think a walk is much more enjoyable with someone to share it with." She greeted the woman with a cheerful barrage. "I'm Coralaese." She said, with a friendly smile. The woman seemed around the same age as her, though that was about where the similarities ended. Cora's open and friendly expression spoke of a life vastly different from that of the other woman. There was no pity in her tone or gaze. Instead there was a genuine warmth and respect. Cora wasn't a minor lord's daughter talking to someone from the fields, but just one young woman talking to another.