Oriana stomped her foot and shouted a surprisingly musical sounding, if still rather vitriolic string of curses in Sylvan after the two fleeing horses before turning and rushing back into the fort. Tsoni shot past, nearly stumbling as Silas's half-panicked horse reared up at her as she passed.<br/><br/>"<strong>One of them fled!</strong>" she shouted to Adelise as she made straight for the closest horse, unsure how much the knight had seen. She made a few soothing noises and patted the creature on the neck before somewhat awkwardly pulling herself up. She'd always had a way with animals; nobles' yappy little lap dogs were docile and patient when when she pet them and birds would take seed from her hand. She'd never convinced a troupe of mice to do her chores for her, but she was confident she could make it happen with a little work. Horses were something of an unknown to her though. They were frankly huge and made her a little nervous, and the only ones she encountered with any frequency had been those that carried the occasional guard while they were on patrol. Never the less she settled into her seat quickly and tugged the reigns to point the creature towards the gate.<br/><br/>"<strong>Catch up and I'll buy you the fanciest damned oats you've ever eaten!</strong>" she shouted, flicking the reigns and pressing her heels gently into the horses sides as she'd seen the mounted patrols do. She was briefly unbalanced as the horse took off like a shot, sending her golden brown curls flying wildly behind her<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Handle Animal was 16 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=46017), insert Horse Whisperer joke here, but someone else will have to make it since I never saw that movie.<br/><br/>Only a 12 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=46024) on the ride check, because I guess the dicebot doesn't appreciate bad jokes even if you only theoretically make them.<br/><br/>Ouch! And Tsoni breaks her winning streak with a measly 5 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=46025) on her con check to give chase. Silas infected her with his terrible luck! :P<br/></div></div>