The Abyssal Plain

<div align='left'>Sky walked through the Royal Stables, hoofs thudding on the dirt floor. He stopped and showed them where the tack room was located; showing them which saddle and equipment they would use. Sky then led them to the stall holding the horse they would be riding.

Ganondorf was paired with his horse Ra’Kesh, a black war horse with red mane and tail; Zenia was paired with a Shire Thoroughbred cross named Black Lace, due to his fringy black coat; Rio got a bad-tempered Arabian named Sweetie that was white in color; Kari got Peanut, a light brown Arabian; Ellvyre was with a chestnut charger named Swift Foot; Vio got a gray Saddlebred named Faded Silver; Red was riding an Appaloosa called Patches, a name Red had chosen; Dark Link had a Friesian by the name of Anope; And Green was given a Palomino by the name of Epona.

Once those members of the group were paired, Sky was left with the task of finding fast but gentle horses for Enway and Mohan. As he walked along the rows of stalls they trailed behind him, looking at each horse they passed. Finally, they came to a stop in front of two stalls; one held a fuzzy pony, and the other a lazy looking Quarterhorse. He looked at the two girls and tilted his head. He sighed and began to tack up the horses, deciding to decide who would ride which one after.

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Ganondorf finished cinching up his horses girth and grabbed the bridle, sighing as he prepared to put it on. Ra’Kesh didn’t take well to be bridled and would try to knock you over if you were bridling him. He looked at Ganondorf with brown eyes and, with ears laid back, hit him with his head. Ganondorf swore softly and tried again.

Zenia, who had finished tacking up and was in the stall next to Ganondorf’s smiled. She tied her horse to the wall of the stall and walked over to Ganondorf’s. “Need some help?” she asked, smiling broadly.

Ganondorf nodded and Zen held the horse’s head, stroking him and crooning to him. Ganondorf slipped the bridle over Ra’Kesh’s nose and shoved the bit into his mouth, then brought the rest of the bridle over his ears and fastened the straps.

Zen smiled and stopped stroking Ra’Kesh as Ganondorf thanked her. Waving her hand to dismiss the comments she walked back to her horse and untied him. She grabbed the reins and walked him out of the stall and out of the stables. The other members of the troupe followed her when they finished tacking up, some of them having been done before she left her stall.

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Sky had finished tacking the horses and had decided that Mohan would ride the pony, Fuzz, and Enway would ride the Quarterhorse, Nix. He led them outside the stables and helped them mount their horses, then showed them how to use the reins and what proper posture was. The two girls nodded and walked their horses to the rest of the troupe.

As soon as Mohan and Enway joined the group they walked their horses as one through the market and out of the Castle Town. When they here several feet away from the town the spurred their horses into a trot and headed North-East, Mohan and Enway lagging a bit behind.</div>

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