Thanks to her newfound companionship with Mischief, Theora's following weeks and riding lessons got a lot better, enough to where she even began to look forward to seeing her four-legged pal once a week. As promised, she'd always bring her favorite horse some nice treats for after they were done, sugar cubes or apples pocketed from her cooking chores, and not only did Mischief never throw her off, but the horse even began greeting her with an excited whinny every time she showed up in the stables. Truthfully, Theora was also silently praying that no one else would borrow the horse for another extended mission; not only had she grown quite fond of Mischief, but she was nervous about having to ride a different horse she wasn't familiar with and finding herself struggling again. She had made
