Josephine leaned forward naturally to keep herself balanced, making sure not to exhaust poor Saphyre though. However, she wasn't going to let Raoul and Onyx win too easily. She glanced back as she heard a second set of hoof-beats, grinning back at Raoul as he tried to catch up to her. "Come on, girl, just a little bit faster. The mare leaped over tree roots and around rocks that normally she would have gone around. Josephine loved the feel of the speed, the wind in her face, the freedom and feather-light feeling she got from being on horseback. It was like nothing she had ever known before. It was not long before the stable and the castle appeared in the distance, and the pounding of Onyx's hooves was growing louder. Raoul was catching up, bit by bit, over the distance they had traveled. She glanced over her shoulder, realizing her horse was slowing a little, breathing hard and yet trying to keep up her pace. "Come on, Saphyre, you can do it."