ℙ the eleventh;

[eternityalone]

[ETA: Once the Salvatores left, Katherine filtered this from anyone from Mystic Falls.]

[The voice on the journal is clear and with purpose. There will be a direct point to be made.]

I'm opening an academy here in a month. Hopefully, it will be something to help everyone here. We're here together and maybe it's not the easiest thing to handle, but we're all fully capable of taking care of ourselves. Why not lend a bit of that real-world experience and knowledge to others.

If you're interested in teaching or are looking to learn something specific - please, let either myself, Tess Mercer, or Lilah Morgan know. I've already spoken to a few of you and I truly believe that this is going to be something beneficial to everyone here.


Ezio ]

If you're free this afternoon, I'd love to spend some time with you. I have something I'd like to share.

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Neal Caffrey ]

I was wondering if you'd join me for drinks this evening?

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[With that taken care of, Katherine can be found in the city. Pick a place and she's there.]

Comments

Katherine

[assassino]

I would like that. As fun as the car was, it just wasn't as good as a horse.

Ezio ]

[eternityalone]

Would you like to meet at the stables, then?

Katherine

[assassino]

That would be perfect. I'm on my way.

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[eternityalone]

[Katherine finds herself in the stables, her hand brushing over the muzzle of the horse she'd grown rather fond of since her first ride with a very young Gwaine.]

[assassino]

[He's there shortly, all handsome in his shirt and yellow tunic, the laces undone to almost mid-way down his chest, due to that rising summer heat. He grins.]

Is that your favourite ride?

[eternityalone]

[Ezio, you are always handsome regardless of what you're wearing. Though, Katherine will raise an eyebrow to the unlaced status of that shirt.

Pause for inspection and a smirk at his remark.]

My favorite ride? No, I've had far better rides to be fond of.

[assassino]

[He chuckles and moves to Maximus' stall.]

That's what I imagined.

[eternityalone]

[Her hand pauses and she glances to him again.]

Ezio, if you're imagining me during my favorite rides, I might be curious to know how vivid your imagination is.

[assassino]

[He grins.]

Me? Thinking thinking such vivid thoughts? Hmm...

[eternityalone]

[Her lips purse, clearly in amusement, before she shakes her head and returns to tending to the horse. She'll pull him from his stall and lead him to the ties so that she might saddle him.]

Well, I would say that if I cannot be with one of my favorite rides, I should be glad to think he'd keep me in his thoughts.

[assassino]

[He starts saddling Maximus up as well.]

Well, then, rest assured that you are.

[eternityalone]

[She just smiles over at him, finishing up cinching the saddle and checking all of the straps. Then she'll untie the horse and lead him out of the stable to mount. She'll shift around on the saddle a bit, making sure it's not going to slip and then wait for Ezio to join her.]

[assassino]

[He takes Maximus out and mounts.]

Where are we headed, dolcezza?

[eternityalone]

To the orchards. I believe all the trees should be blossoming now. [Or... not.]

[assassino]

That sounds lovely.

[eternityalone]

I thought it would be a nice change of pace. [She'll turn her horse out and take off for wherever that orchard is.]

[assassino]

[He follows]

Few people would go for such picturesque rides in my time.

[eternityalone]

I'm glad we're not in your time, then. I'd miss out on this.

[assassino]

We would miss out on a lot of things.

[eternityalone]

[Katherine has missed out on a lot of things, running for half a century can do that to a person.]

I would hate to be a part of missing out on something here.

[Bam. They reach a clearing and they can put the horses to their paces. Bringing the orchard in the distance to something much closer.]

[assassino]

Then we will appreciate what we have!

[He certainly puts Maximus to his pace, his own eyes moving between Katherine (and her beautiful body) and the orchard ahead, in all its earthly beauty.]

[eternityalone]

[The ride is easy and she enjoys feeling the wind in her hair, the constant beat of hoofs on the ground. When they arrive at the orchard, she slows her horse, ensuring that he's not far behind her before she leads her horse through the trees and seeks out a nicer spot.]

[assassino]

[He slows alongside her, and then hops out of the saddle before he even slows the horse completely. He's a rebel like that. Maximus skids to a halt shortly after, because he's a well-trained horse.]

Beautiful!

[eternityalone]

[Such a show-off. Katherine dismounts once the horse slows enough and she moves to tether the horse to a nearby tree. She'll move beside Ezio once that's tended to.]

It's quiet; I think there's actually very few places around here that are quiet like this.

[assassino]

Mm, that is true.

[He doesn't bother tethering his horse.]