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The summoned mount didn't seem to care in the slightest when Iskah returned and began applying the tools and fixtures of comfortable riding to it. Instead, once she was done with setting it all up, it let out a soft neigh, turned its head and nuzzled Iskah in the back with its snout.

[color=lightblue]"Awww, look at that, he likes you already."[/color] Vanessa said with a cheerful ring to her tone.

Walking around their mutual steed, the dark mage inspected the affixed saddle, reins and the creature's overall condition, before returning to stand infront of the lizardman.

[color=lightblue]"First time, you said? Oh my~ That Aun-fellow might get jealous if we let that juicy little detail slip."[/color] Vanessa teased, giggling naughtily as she spoke. [color=lightblue]"But enough games, let's get on with this, shall we?"[/color]

Regardless of whether Iskah took the saddle and reins, or if she let Vanessa do it, the two would soon be off. Though, in the case of Iskah being the rider, she'd feel certain... [i]Assets[/i] of Vaenssa get pressed up against herbackside as they rode... And, y'know, the dark mage would also be holding the lizardman around the waist. Firmly. Of course, this is just a hypothetical scenario!

... Anyway...

[color=lightblue]"So, tell me, you're after a man who got snubbed by another woman, took up a life as a celibate warrior and who has, on multiple occasions, either turned you down or refused to even meet with you."[/color] She started. [color=lightblue]"What exactly do you think adding another, unaffiliated and neutral party to this next meeting of yours will do? Are you hoping that the pleas of a pair to see the man will convince his brethren to bring him to you? Or are you hoping to use me as a distraction so you can slip into their unsullied sanctuary and find your dream-muffin, hmm?"[/color] The dark mage inquired, in a somewhat sardonic and coaxing way, but still not sounding outright rude or dismissive.

Iskah had asked earlier what Vanessa had in mind for bringing her and Aun together, but the truth was... Well, the dark mage had [i]nothing[/i]. She had agreed to help because there was a promise of a potential reward, which she had acquired the agreement to. But that was it. In her mind, the one who needed to come up with a plan to succeed in this venture of love and romance was Iskah herself, after all, it wasn't Vanessa who was pursuing this man.

Naturally, if the little lizardman needed it, she'd be glad to offer suggestions or ideas, but ultimately this was still all very much on the slender shoulders of this young, scaly maiden.

The riding was pleasant though. The horse didn't buck or jolt. In fact, it was more like sitting atop the waves of a placid, calm lake, with slow, gentle waves rolling underneath you. Nothing like the usually bumpy and ... [i]Stimulating for the ladies[/i]... kind of motion that you usually felt when riding a horse. Perhaps it was because this one was magic?