"Nimue, when I tell you to slow down, it is because you need to." Maric said sternly to his wife once he set her down in their home. "I know that you've had experience riding Layla, but horses and dragons are not the same. Horses are more difficult to control, and aren't as graceful and fluid with their movements. It's lucky that I had you riding Hephaestus instead of some other one from the market. The only reason that you hadn't hurt yourself badly was probably because he's so well trained."<br/>Maric paused his ranting and sighed, looking at Nimue with eyes filled with love. The knight knelt down before her in her seat, and gently took her hands in his as he placed a kiss upon them.<br/>"Please Nimue, I know that you have a fierce and fiery heart, and that is one of the things I love about you, but please, please listen to my instruction. I am teaching you these things for your own safety, and so it would kill me if you ended up badly hurt because of them."<br/>Once his heart was calmed from the near fiasco that had just transpired, Maric stood to go and unbridle his horse.<br/>"We'll need to make a bit more room for people to sleep by the way." He said as he got to the door. "I sent an invitation to Faren's sweetheart, and she should be back before he is. I know its been some time since he's seen her, so I thought it would be a pleasant surprise for him."<br/>The paladin smiled at the excited squeals from Nimue. He knew that she'd probably enjoy the company of another woman that she could maybe teach a few things to, especially one close to Faren's heart.<br/>"She's a very kind girl. Her soul is probably the most gentle I've seen." Maric said to answer the barrage of questions Nimue instantly assaulted him with. "However, she is very shy. It takes some time for her to warm up to people, but once she does she'll talk more often. More than Faren at least."