“Don’t be, this’ll be lots of fun for us, not everyday one goes exploring.”
“Absolutely.” She turned swiftly, gave him a brilliant smile, and was off again, darting over to the stables, bright hair flaring out behind her. Without waiting for help, she swung up into the saddle.Arthur chuckled and walked faster to make it to the stables. He followed after her and got up onto his horse, starting to lead away from the area. “So, ready for our adventure?”
“I was born ready, my lord!” Summer let Arthur take the lead, but kept close on his heels. The ride was nice, with the sun shining down warmly and the trees just beginning to turn. And, too, it was thrilling just to be out with Arthur, just the two of them.
Arthur chuckled at Summer’s reaction as they rode out. He couldn’t admit out loud but he did love the weather. He liked warmth and the sun was very bright on this day. “So how has everything been with you Summer?”
“Oh, very well. I miss home sometimes, but Camelot is such an exciting place to be! I’ve been able to learn quite a lot.” Carefully she doesn’t add, ‘and then there’s you,’ because that would be absurd, and everyone loves Arthur anyway. He doesn’t need his ego boosted any more. “I’m very grateful to be able to stay.”