Breezeh and Alpha (([[Highwayman]]))

Leaning on the saddles that were stacked on one another, Logan had fallen back asleep, but the sun was starting to rise and it was twilight now. But still, a few hours before the sun would reach them in this dense forest.

As the hours crawled by the sun began to rise and the rays soon found their ways through the trees. Now landing on his face he jerked awake realizing how deep his sleep was and ran a hand through his hair and sighed. "My love, come on we must get moving" He said gently to her and kissed her forehead.

Ali's eyes fluttered open and a smile formed on her face and her voice was alittle hoarse,"Okay."she sat up the blankets falling off her,she stretched alittle shaking out her hair.Rain nuzzled Shadow's neck before walking slowly to Ali.Ali leaned up alittle and kissed Logan the smiled still on her lips

He smiled and kissed her back with a smile still hung on his lips. "You need to be careful now with winter rolling in, perhaps the next town we pass, we have to get you heavier clothes" He said and stood up to put the fire out and scatter the ashes, that would soon be covered by the snow. and he took the saddles out and tacked up the horses to get them ready.

She made a face,"That would be wise seeing as all I brought were my older brothers clothes."She smiled at him and pulled out some dried meat from her saddle bag and held out some to him

He smiled and took a piece from her and took a bite watching her. "Oh an older brother? I wouldnt have guessed you had another brother" He said with a smile and leaned on his horse's shoulder.

She frowned slightly,"He passed away last winter...an accident with some of the working horses."She sighed softy, all she had left of her protective older brother was his clothes and her silver and gold banded ring on her pinky from him that he had made her.She gave him a smile, and hugged him tightly.

"Wow, Alici, I'm very sorry to hear that" He said and held her once she hugged him and kissed the top of her head with a soft sigh. Logan looked up and saw Shadow's head shoot up and at the same time he heard distant galloping horses and as the thundering neared, so did voices. "Alici, come on we must get going" He said and helped her mount up before getting up on Shadow himself who was going crazy as the voices neared.

Once Ali was up in the saddle Rain snorted and danced in place before spooking.Ali squeaked as Rain bolted away from the other horses and voices.Ali clung to Rain's mane and reins.

He watched them take off and he spurred Shadow on and he took off digging his heels into the snow before lunging off into the woods trying to keep up. "She needs that horse to listen more" he said with a grunt seeing how spooky her horse was being. He sighed and rode up next to her but then fell back to listen for the voices again.

Ali jerked on the reins and almost went over Rains head when the mare stopped dead in her tracks.Ali grunted smacking into her horses neck and sighed softly patting her neck, she looked around for Logan and pulled Rain back around and trotted her to him.

"Looks like Rain needs some fine tuning" He said and looked over to her and her horse. "But we must press on, they are still following us" He said and turned Shadow around to walk behind Rain to get through these woods towards the mountains. "But we have to lose them in the next town, you cant make it over the mountains with what you're wearing." He said and looked to the east at the distant mountains and their snowcapped tops through the falling snow that was broken up by the branches above them.

She made a face," I agree, Rain is old though and things will spook her,"She patted Rain's neck softly and sighed looking at her clothes.He was right she would get sick and she didnt feel like hacking and coughing.

He smiled. "Believe me, the horse's I've had, there is nothing that spooks them any more, no matter how old they were" He said with a smile. "And if you want me to, i can help her out while we bunk in the towns, believe me, I will take it very gently with her" He said with a smile and patted her horse's shoulder as he walked on with Shadow.

She grinned wide,'Alright! I think she would like that." She rubbed Rain's neck softly before yawning slightly.She looked up to the sky past the trees smiling at the light fluffy clouds

He smiled and the snow began to fall again as they pressed on into the day. Very rarely did they go out in the open, Logan felt it was safer in the protection of the trees that created their own pathways to the next town.

Ali let out a soft sneeze pulling her jacket closer onto her body glaring at the snow.Rain snorted and lipped at some of the snow, Ali giggled softly before reaching her hand out to Logan

He reached out and took her hand in his with a smile. Before long though, the next small town came into view, and it was dusk by the time they got there. He stopped her and her horse at the tavern. "You go find some clothes, I'll put the horses away and meet you here at the tavern." He said and led the horses into the stables with the stable hand at his side.

Ali nodded,'Okay."She wandered towards a clothing store.When she entered all eyes were on her and she glared them down,"what..Never seen a woman getting clothes before."When they went about their business as she picked out some fur lined pants, a shirt and a coat.

"Come on old girl lets get to work" He said to the mare and led her to the indoor ring to keep her out of the cold. Now his training began, working with her to smooth out her spooks. Similar to the technique he used on his horse, Shadow though he was younger so he had to rethink everything for an older mare like her. Which she seemed to do great in, a definite improvement he could tell already.

She walked back towards the inn a small yawn escaped her lips as she approached the barn hearing Logans voice.She slipped in with her new coat on and sat down on a stool sitting in a corner and watched them quietly

Gently clucking at the mare he got her up to a smooth lope then a more than floating trot, she almost was gliding across the sand around him, no lunge line no whip, nothing just him. He didnt even have to keep his eyes on her when she went behind him, though at times she would threaten to make a break for it but he caught it a few times before she got away with it. But spotting Alici he spoke to the mare, "Wooahh" He said in a low coo and she slowed to a halt and stood there. "Not a bad listener for a mare anyway" He said with a smile towards Alici.

She stuck out her tongue,' She has a mind of her own, and since she is an older mare setting her ways." she gave a small chuckle and got up and walked over to him taking a hold of his hand and twining her fingers with his

[im gonna attempt to bring it back to life xD]

Logan looked down at their hands and he smiled. "Im sure she'll be pretty sound now and not so headstrong when you're up there" He said with a smile and leaned down kissing her head.