Adventures with Von

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DASH! DASH! DASH!

In a small hamlet like Sedna, a horse racing is a traditional game played every time there's a celebration. One of the best racer on their hamlet was a young lad named Raniel.

One late afternoon, Von and the others coincidentally bump into a crowd of people. The people in the hamlet was gossiping and betting on something. It piqued the interest of Von when she took a peek at the place where the crowd was watching. She found out that they were looking at a guy who kept running in circle with his horse on the field.

"If he keep this up, I bet he will not be able to enter the competition tomorrow"

"I pity the horse for running in circles for hours. I think 5 hours had already been passed since he started?"

"No. Raniel was already doing this since the morning. I think he just let the horse rest when you didn't saw him earlier"

"This is the first time, I've seen Raniel keep practicing before the competition starts. It's not like someone could take the victory from him"

"Yeah! He is the best among the best! I wonder what happened to make him do all of these?"

Von heard all the whispers and she couldn't help but to glance at Esperanza who was on her side. Esperanza didn't noticed it. Von helplessly sighed as she kept watching the young lad.

"Von, let's go. We still need to look for a place to stay in" Esperanza said.

She waves her hand at him, "Go without me. I want to watch this guy for a little longer"

Esperanza frowned and looked at the direction where Raniel is. "Do you miss Eli that's why you're watching him?"

Von just shrugged as she crossed her arms. Esperanza noticed that Von doesn't want to be bothered anymore, thus he decided to look for the place himself.

"Fine. When we find a place, we'll come and pick you up here" Esperanza said before he walks away.

The sun was already resting while the moon was wide awake. The crowd of people earlier was already at their own house, but the young lad was still at the field.

"Finally" Esperanza sighed in relief when Von decided to leave the young lad alone. He was observing Von and the young lad for almost 45 minutes after he found a place for them to stay in.

"Let's wake up early in the morning tomorrow. I want to join the horse racing competition tomorrow" Von stated her decision as she walks.

Esperanza got startled but he decided not to ask. "Okay. Does the horse you have right now is fine or shall we rent a new one?"

"Any horse is fine. It will have no difference anyway, unless the horse is Eli" she nonchalantly commented.

Esperanza laughed, "Yes, your highness"

"I already warned you about that, didn't I?" Von glared at him, but he just shrugged and smiled.

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It's the day of the competition and people was wondering who were the 2 new competitors that will join. Most of the people were curious how good these 2 newbie are. Will the both of them be even a match for their Raniel?

They were disappointed when they saw the faces of the newcomer. The 2 newcomers does not look like they're worried or nervous at all! In fact, it looked like they don't even care if they win or not.

Von yawned as she fixed up the gear of her horse. "Hey, you better race for real. I want you to beat me" she challenged Esperanza who was forced to take part in the competition.