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[quote][b]Solenis (Jan 14, 2005 08:08 p.m.):[/b] Relief flooded through Riham and he left the little tent with a nearly indetectable spring in his step. It had been on his mind for some time to find a way to approach Cale regarding Necha. Now that the foray had been made, only the details remained. He respected the older man immensely, and though he had had no reason to doubt Cale's approval, it was gratifying to receive it nonetheless. The women were waiting near the gate to the pens with their belongings. The two with them had moved off to make their horses desert-ready, shaking out their traveling gear and rebalancing their packs, and Riham was glad he would not have to deal with them as well. The woman and the girl would be trouble enough. He introduced himself and in return received their names, though he did not ask for them. They were both wary of approaching the camels, but after observing Riham's assured movements around the large beasts they began to grow more bold. He provided them basic instruction on handling the pack harnesses and saddles and then watched while each of them attempted to follow his example. The older woman, Devona, went about the tasks with slow determination, showing neither satisfaction nor irritation, and after a couple of attempts she demonstrated passable proficiency. The girl, Raspeth, was more interested, but she tended to follow his movements rather than looking at the task that he was accomplishing with them. She started when he struck the camel's side before tightening the saddle, and it was obviously difficult for her to pull it tight. Riham let her struggle with it. So did the woman Devona. When the girl had gotten enough of a handle on the thick leather straps he had the camel kneel and put her into the saddle. She seemed relatively comfortable once she was off the ground, and followed his instructions well enough to lead the camel in a gentle circle around the pens. She gave it the command to kneel without being told how and stepped down to the ground with a rather satisfied expression. The woman Devona was clearly more used to horses, but she also learned without too much trouble. When he was certain both of them could ride on their own for long enough to clear the city he showed them how to pitch the canvas tents. It would be more challenging when it was sand and not packed dirt, but he decided that would have to wait. By the time the lessons were done they were both sweaty and dirt-stained, but they wouldn't be as much of a burden as they might have otherwise, and the sun was almost down. Task completed, Riham left them to transfer their belongings to the backs of their camels and returned to help Cale with the last of the preparations.[/quote]
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