The perspective of her first-ever date made the whole week seem painfully slow and bleak. With Reylan away on a mission, Theora focused on her roommates, classes, and their introduction to explosives (much to Willow's delight) and cavalry. The latter marked her official reunion with Mischief, but her mount hated walking in tight ranks as much as she did, so their poor performance took that specialty option off the table. Still, Theora didn't care much, and instead of forcing Mischief amongst the crowd they both hated, she let her horse roam away as much as it pleased, neither of them even trying to comply with Instructor De Genova's instructions. While the other horses were getting in synchronized walks side by side, Mischief anchored its rebellion by following the parallel trail, taking T
