As she looked from him she realized that she should probably shower before she talked to him, because she stunk from the stables. When she reached her room she saw that Kedi wasn't there. So she quickly showered and instead of looking for Thranduil she went looking for Kedi. After hours of searching she began to worry, but soon her mind would be on something else.

After looking in several rooms, she came upon a room where she could here something but wasn't sure if it was talking or something else. When she opened the door she saw Thranduil and a girl kissing. When she saw the girl it was Kedi.

" I am sorry," she said turning and shutting the door behind her. Even though she wanted to start out just as friends seeing someone kiss him made her mad. While she was walking away she her the voice of Thranduil coming behind her. Not wanting to talk to him she ran until she didn't she him behind her. When she reached her room and shut it and locked it. She didn't cry but she walked heavily around the room. Trying to calm herself down and telling her that its something she doesn't need to be mad about, but in fact that she needed to be happy for Kedi. The pacing somewhat help but she thought that seeing Duke might help. So she went down to the stables where she talked to Duke. She felt a lot better and went back to her room where she would get ready for bed.

The next morning she got up before Kedi did which was unusually for her but decided she would write a note to Kedi saying sorry for the way she acted last night. After she finished writing it she saw a note the was slide under the door. It was address to her. When she open it she read the note. Thranduil wanted to meet up with her at the stables. So she showered, got dressed, ate breakfast, and headed to the stables. When she got there she saw Thranduil. Before he could talk Alassie said,

" I am sorry for the way I acted last night and I wanted to tell you something that I wasn't able to yesterday. Before we go into courting each other, I want to get to know you as a friend." Thranduil smiled and said,

" I forgive you and starting out friends first sounds like a great idea." Alassie smiled back. She felt a lot better after getting that off her chest.

" Do you want to ride with me?" Thranduil asked.

" Sure," she answered, " but I don't know if Duke will let me ride him yet."

" Well you can try," he said smiling. Alassie smiled and headed for Duke's stall, but he wasn't there. She turned around to see Thranduil holding Duke's reigns and he was all saddle up.

" Thanks," said Alassie smiling. She grabbed the saddle horn and got up onto Duke. He almost seemed as if he wanted to be ridden. Thranduil went over to his horse and got up on him. Then they started off riding. After a few minute of walking the horses Thranduil said,

" You want to go fast?"

"Is that even a question," she laughed, "of course I do." Thranduil laughed as well. A little nervous Alassie kicked Duke, but this time she didn't fall off. They both races around the castle. This time Alassie won by a lot. Her and Duke made a great team. After that, they starting walking their horses to cool them down, then they talked about things they did and didn't like.