Take the reins.. and just go

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If there was one thing about life that Mitsuko understood very well, was the fact that life waits for no one, it just continues and people must make the most of it, or they may regret in missing out on a lot of the things that they wished to do in order to enrich their life. The angel had started in doing just that-- considering her innocent personality and being sheltered she did feel stifled. The angel wanted to find more ways to make her life more enriching even if it just meant trying something new or visiting a new place.

To make her dreams into reality, she had created a list of 10 things that she wanted to do. This list acted as a guideline and kept her dreams within her reach. She had already accomplished one thing on that list and that was becoming a bounty hunter. While it was a temporary position it was a good way for her to see the other side of life. Not just the happy side in which she was living in. There were people out there that really were in deep trouble, and needed guidance.

She knew that she can't save everyone, but at least she can give these people hope that no matter how bad life may seem there is always a silver lining, there is always something good that will come out of a bad situation.

Now today she wanted to accomplish something else on her list of dreams. Riding a horse. She has never rode a horse before so she wanted to experience it. Riding a horse is similar to living life. You just have to take the reins and just go, and make your life the way you want it to be not based on someone else's expectations but what your heart wants.

Mitsuko was always this quiet innocent girl but she was starting to understand that it was okay to experience new things, and see the world in a different light. With all the experiences coming her way she was becoming the lady she wanted to be. She took a chance and went to the outlaw ranch and rented a beautiful majestic horse and got on it. The angel took a deep breath, took the reins, and just started to ride.

[Tyr ]

[Tyr]

"What is an angel doing in a place like this?" Tyr quipped when he saw a familiar face. He chuckled, amused at his own question, for even he did not know what he was doing in the outlaw ranch either. When he tried thinking of a reason, the first thing that came to mind was his desire to escape the stench of dragons, moldy scales, and sheep carcasses that fed the great beasts in the Weyr. To be surrounded by grass, earth, and horses--though sadly this also included the odor of their excrement-- was a different experience.

Seeing Mitsuko here was a surprise though, for he had not seen her for a while. In fact, he hadn't seen anyone in a while. Such was the lonely life of a dragonrider, whose entire existence revolved around understanding the magical beasts they rode. It was a lifelong learning mission, and it was unfortunate that Tyr felt that he was not getting anywhere.

Oft times, he forgot what he was supposed to do in his life.

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Mitsuko heard a familiar voice, and as she rode closer and closer to where it came from, she laughed a little herself, as she wasn't expecting to see Tyr here. In fact she hasn't seen him in a few years so this was a shock to her, but a pleasant one. She can't remember the last time she saw him, but it didn't really matter. What matters is that they are here now, and are going to catch up.

“Hello Tyr. Please don't take this the wrong way but you don't look so well. You look a little lost to me. But I'm glad to see you again.” She got off her horse, after giving it a pat and walked over to him. “Do you want to talk about it? I don't mind. Sometimes all we need is a listening ear right?”

[Tyr]

Tyr chuckled and patted the good-natured pinto he had been grooming before he saw his old friend. "And why do you always seems to think that I need it?" He smiled at her, genuinely glad to see her again, "No, Michi, I'm fine. I'm just... hmm..." He looked around and gestured towards the wide open space with his arm, "...enjoying the plains, perhaps? Horses are much easier to work with than dragons. Much softer too. This colt has been following me around all morning just because I gave him a baby carrot earlier."

"How have you been?"

The pinto nosed his hand persistently, forcing Tyr to nudge back with equal force."Enough, you, go back to your mother. I'm done brushing you." Unfortunately for him, the colt only whickered mischievously, pawing the ground as if ready for more games.

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“Haha, well horses love carrots and if you feed them one they will want more. But it looks like this little guy is fond of you already regardless. And he is a beautiful color too.” When Tyr asked the angel how she's been she smiled. “Well lots of things have happened over the last few years, I'm married now, but I'm also taking some time to find things that I'm interested in. I realized that life can still be really full and really good once, you take a moment to just relax and live in peace.”

She paused before she continued. “One of my things on my bucket list was to ride a horse. I always wanted to, but never got the chance. How are you and the dragons? Are they well? I don't come up that side. I know my brother and his red dragon Gora are off travelling somewhere but I don't know their exact location.”

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"I never thought angels have bucket lists," Tyr said as he tried to shoo the little colt away, "I thought you never actually die. And you're married? When the hell--or heaven-- did that happen?"

He stepped over the little colt and went over to the mare who nickered pleasantly when the brush touched her back, "A dragonrider's life is a long and dull one when we're at peace. Orlith continues to grow, more eggs hatch when there are not enough riders to impress the hatchlings, and other things that only time will resolve, sadly. I hear from your brother once every blue moon, but with his dragon at his side, he'll be fine. It's not uncommon for riders to strike out far and wide." He smiled, "Sometimes I think I'm the only one grounded in the same place."