Aria laughed at his joke and nodded when he started talking about the horses.  "Oh!  I think I know where they are.  I bet the guards put them in the stable near the courtyard" she told her old friend with a smile, feeling like she had an upper hand knowing the surroundings better than him.  "It can be the first stop on our tour of the castle grounds" she smiled.<br/>She started to pick up her walking pace as sh unlinked arms with Xander and sinply took hold of his hand to pull him along.<br/>They traveled through the long corridor decorated with royal drapery and large windows.  There were multiple large doors that were threaded along one half of the hall while the other had large windows that showed off the village in front of the castle.<br/>Soon the two royals reached the stables and Aria opened up the doors to go inside, then quickly reconnected hands with Xander.  It always seemed like they would do this as kids too.  They would wander around the forest sometimes, holding hands to stick together, while one of them would lead the way.  "They should be in one of these stalls"