Cormac Camerilli:
After Rhiannon and Cathal leave, Cormac waits a minute for somebody to say something about what's on his mind but as nobody else does, says"So where does all this leave us for tomorrow and learning to Shadow Walk?"
Cordelia:
"That's a question at the moment I don't really know the answer to. It was semi-planned that Charlotte would teach you all to Shadow Walk, and the arrangements were all left down to her."
Alana Macfarlane:
"Kasamir says he saw her talking to the Horsemaster at the castle yesterday afternoon if that helps any."
Cordelia:
"It does help some, as generally she wouldn't need to talk to him, she has her own horse here.""I suggest everyone proceeds as expected and meet at the Castle Gatehouse at 10am as planned."
Cormac Camerilli:
"Hang on. Did I just miss something? What involvement would the Horsemaster have in all this?"
Cordelia:
"Well, since the most convenient method of crossing shadow other than by ship is on horseback, as they work everywhere you do, then most likely she was arranging horses for all of you."
Cassandra Troy:
"Riding??""What if we've never ridden before? Do we get some basics?"
Cordelia:
"Then you get to learn very quickly, as I did. At least you won't have Natalya who though it was fun twelve hours in to go Hell-riding and expect everyone to keep up."
Cormac Camerilli:
"Right, so not only do we have to learn to Shadow Walk we have to learn to stay on a horse at the same time? And how long is this likely to take?"
Cordelia:
"I've no idea, but there's 10 of you, so I would expect two or three days probably, allowing for each of you to be able to get some sort of supervised practice, something I never had."