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Somehow, Helena's heart wasn't in the training at the moment.  She wished to be away from the castle for a bit, on her own without family around.  The vampire put the wooden doll back with the other training equipment and made her way to the stables.  To her delight, Adam and Alia were chit chatting.  "Hello Alia, hello Adam," Helena greeted to the two with a smile.  "Sorry to be of short notice, but I'd like to take Flash to the city.  Is he ready?"

Adam looked back at his friend's dark brown horse and nodded, "Yup, he's well-fed and slept."  She noticed Adam start to go to the saddles, but she quickly stopped him by catching his shoulder.  The man turned around, surprised. 

"Oh, sorry Adam," Helena said, releasing her grip, "I don't want you to worry, I'll get him ready."

Adam nodded with a smile.  He knew there was no point in arguing, especially when she didn't want him to do work.  "No problem, you know where your saddle is, right?"

"Yes sir, I do."  Quickly, she retrieved the saddle and saddles Flash.  "You ready boy?"  The horse dipped its head a bit, flicking its eat.  "Alright."  She mounted the horse and waved to Adam and Alia.  "I'll be back in a few hours.  Stay safe you too!"  With that, she was off, riding across the fields.

"So, did you want to ride your horse?" Adam chuckled to Alia after waving goodbye to his friend.

Helena loved the feeling of wind rushing through her hair, loved to feel the power in the horse, loved the feeling of freedom.  It took her about fifteen minutes to make it to the canteen.  She tied off her horse by a few others, allowing them to "socialise" while eating and drinking water.

Not very many people recognized her royal status in the canteen, mostly because a lot of them were drunk, but the few people that did tended to let her be.  Helena took a seat at the bar, though she didn't order any alcohol.  Overall, she wasn't a big alcohol person, preferring to not be under control of any substance.  She loved watching the entertainment.