"Why did you suddenly think to ask this?" Sakura was stunned.

"Hmm," Xiu looked a little hesitant, "I want to take you on horseback riding." ”

"Why horseback riding......" Sakura looked a little confused.

"Because...... Actually, I don't have a lot of times when I'm happy, and I don't know what I need to do to feel happy, but when I can feel happy, it's all when I'm riding a horse. The feeling at that time, very fast, very fast. He said.

"Quick?" Sakura was even more confused.

"Yes, that's fast!" He rubbed his cold hands a little stiffly, trying to warm his fingers, "It's going to be fast, so fast that I don't have time to think about anything else...... Whether it's an instructor or a friend; Whether it's a task, an exam, or anything, you can throw it aside. I'm happiest when I'm not thinking about those things. Xiu smiled softly, "That's a speed that is fast enough to leave all your worries behind." ”

"Coming soon...... Can you leave all your worries behind? ”

"Hmm." Xiu held out his hand to her, "Come with me, let's go see my horse together, it's the best horse in the world!" ”

"But, but I don't know how to ride a horse," Sakura subconsciously stretched out her hand, but retracted it again. She hesitated

"It's okay, don't worry!" Shu grabbed Sakura's hand, "My Marco is awesome!" ”

"Do you know where your horse is?"

"I know."

"But ......" Sakura seemed to want to say something, but Xiu couldn't help but lead her away.

They walked through a short corridor that was not very long, and rounded several corners, but they came to the room where they were repaired. But the place to go is suitable for the back of the room.

In fact, this room is already on the periphery of the shrine.,Its location is at the back of the shrine.,Strictly speaking,It's already equal to the back door.。

Behind the room is the mountain forest, and if you go out, you can see the mountain full of trees.

It's just that it's a harsh winter, and even though there is no snow on the ground, the temperature is still bitterly cold. Trees in the harsh winter can never be described as lush. Because the leaves on the tree are almost all gone, at most there are very few left, yellow and cracked dead branches.

The howling cold wind had already broken its roots, but not completely, so the scattered dead leaves kept themselves on the tree with the last remaining shred of bark.

The black horse stood on the hillside not far away, its head bowed in search of grass to eat.

The mountains and forests are not as clean as the shrines. After the shrine was cleaned, there was not a trace of snow on the ground, and he remained a pure land throughout the cold winter. But the mountains and forests are different. Although the snow in the mountains is not very thick, it is still impossible to see the ground below, and everywhere you look, there is snow.

The black horse is on the hillside, and from time to time it cuts through the huge mountain forest with its hooves, and it is the only life that moves silently.

But it was doomed to disappointment, not to mention grass on the ground, not even hay, it could only chew on some fallen dead leaves.

Without warning, the ears shifted direction. It seemed to catch some movement, but it wasn't the kind that alerted her.

It quickly looked up at the edges of the wooden house, the corners of the corridors, the ...... Let it feel the source of familiar sounds.

"Actually, Sakura. I had a little feeling before you came in the morning. "Sound from far to far" I heard the sound of its hooves, its soft chirping, and its peculiar, nose-banging sound! The familiar figure stepped out of the corner of the room.

Even though there was another strange figure around him, it didn't care. It saw the man, and that was enough.

When Xiu saw the darkness watching him quietly on the slope of the mountain, he couldn't help the excitement in his heart and trotted all the way to the black horse with Sakura.

"Dark" he hugged Dark hard, his face pressed against its face. Secretly responding to Xiu, he kept raising his head, and the soft hair on his face swept across Xiu's cheeks.

It's an action that will make them all feel comfortable. Darkness brushed the softest hair on Xiu's face, and Xiu gave Darkness the most powerful hug.

"Sakura, this is my partner, its name is 'Dark', it was given by me and a friend of mine! Well, in your language," Xiu meditated for a while before remembering how to say the word. "It's supposed to be called 'dumb' dark. You can try to touch it, it's gentle and won't hurt. ”

"Is it really, it won't run, right?" Sakura is eager to try.

She had seen horses, but he had never touched them. Because the priest and the villagers told her not to approach the horse easily, it was a creature that could be easily frightened. If someone you don't know gets in and you'll be kicked by it. Its hooves can easily kick and shatter bones.

So Sakura didn't dare to approach any of the horses

Sakura got closer a little and tentatively reached out and poked. What your fingers touch is its soft hair.

Well! I really didn't kick anyone!

After a few taps of the little fingertips, the little hands gently brushed its face and stroked its soft hair. She felt the dark, soft hairs slicing through her palms and between her fingers, as smooth as running water, but there was a little itchy feeling. The black elf's hair was as smooth and shiny as oiled.

Its eyes are big and bright, beautiful like stars in the sky. Sakura could feel the spirituality in its eyes, and she could feel that the black elf was looking at her curiously. It stands to reason that the more spiritual the horse, the more proud it is, and the more temperamental it should be, but it is as docile as a puppy.

"Then why do you have such a dark name for such a good horse?" The snow-white hands gently rubbed the dark hairs, and the pink fingertips stroked the long mane that hung from the top of its head from time to time.

Sakura, such a beautiful pony, doesn't understand why she has such a dark name.

"Because it's black." Xiu said like a child showing off a toy.

Puff~

Sakura couldn't help but laugh.

"It's for such a simple reason."

"Actually, when I first came up with the name, I was worried about it for a long time. Well, in the beginning, it was very skinny, it was bullied by big horses in the stable, there was nothing to eat, it was very thin. But then I took it out, and then I took care of it little by little, feeding it. Sakura, you know what, it's my first horse! In my hometown, every knight has to have his own horse, and when I have a horse, do you know how happy I am! I'm a knight!

"But it's so skinny, it doesn't look like a knight's horse. When I first started riding it, I was worried about whether it would fall. But luckily, it doesn't! Maybe it's because I'm so thin, and at that time, I wanted it to grow. So when it came time to come up with a name, I immediately wanted to call it "Black Mountains". It means to be as strong as a mountain.

But then I thought about it, it's a horse, and a horse has to run fast! At that time, although it was very thin, it was already running fast! You can keep up with the instructor's warhorse! And then I hope it can run as fast as it always comes, and it can run even faster when it grows up. So later I was going to call it "Black Wind".

"Then I thought it wasn't enough to just run fast, I wanted it to be the most shining horse, the brightest horse in the whole team of knights of Destiny! That's why I want to call it "black light" again.

"But at the end of the day, I realized I wanted all those things. I think it's big, it's fast, and it's the most famous horse in the entire Tenth Knights. But you can't just name all of them. So, I simply didn't bring any name charms, I just called it "Black" Black."

"Because he's black, and black represents him best."

"Everything I hoped for, everything I expected was in one word. When it grows up, it will definitely be the best horse! ”

"But if you call it 'black', it doesn't seem good, so I changed the name, 'Dak' dark. That's how it was named. ”

"I've thought about it a lot," Sakura said, looking at the handsome pony, "I've seen a lot of horses in the village, but they're not as beautiful as your horse, and their fur looks like they're shining!" ”

"Of course, I bathe it a lot!" Xiu patted the saddle on his dark back, "I haven't seen it for two days, but the harness is still in good condition and can be used." Xiu turned back to her.

"Sakura, try it."

May I

She tentatively reached out her hand.

But when she touched the leather of the harness, she subconsciously took it back.

The girl bit her index knuckle a little uneasily, and her beautiful water-blue pupils lowered and looked around uneasily.

"But I don't know how to ride a horse."

Xiu looked at her hesitant expression and smiled lightly.

He turned on his horse vigorously, pressed his toes against the stirrups, and tried to straighten himself to look more erect.

The little knight took off his black gloves and held out his hand to the girl.

"Don't worry, I'll be with you."

Sakura looked up and looked at the boy smiling confidently. The black horse spewed out a long white breath, and the mist sprayed on the snow. It looked a little impatient, and kept stomping on it.

She gently grabbed Xiu's hand.

It's so warm

After grabbing the boy's hand, she subconsciously had such a thought.

It was still January, and the temperature was still bitterly cold, and the boy, as if he had not felt the cold, wanted to take her on a horse with great interest, just wearing his thin clothes

I think I want to make myself happy, but

On such a cold day, Sakura felt that she should not be happy.

Suddenly, she put away her other thoughts.

Because she couldn't think of anything more - Xiu didn't give her a chance to think about more things.

After Shu took Sakura's hand, he pulled it hard, and wanted her to try to step on the stirrup, but what he didn't expect was that this casually pulled the girl directly onto the horse. She was as gentle as a petal.

"Sakura, you're so light," Shu said with a hint of surprise.

"It's because you're too strong." Sakura whispered.

She staggered, and she couldn't sit on horseback.

She didn't react the moment she got on the horse, she only felt that her body was floating and her body was on the back of the horse.

It's an unreal feeling

"But, but there is a little bit of a feeling that there is no place to step on, and it is going to fall!" Sakura's body suddenly shook violently, and Shu had to grab his shoulder to hold it steady.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm here, I'm here! Sakura, step on the stirrups, oh, my stirrups will be given to you" He slowly told Sakura what to pay attention to on the horse, telling her some tricks.

"Try to sit as straight as possible so that you can better control your balance; The stirrups should be stepped on tightly, and if you don't step on them, you will easily fall."

"Feel the rhythm of the horse right away, and adjust the center of gravity of the body according to the horse."

He spoke in great detail, much, much more.

However, he did not realize that what he was talking about now was the point that Francis had told him the day before he was about to leave the castle.

Over and over again, it's all those points.

He didn't realize any of that. Not at all.

"Well, wearing clogs, it's not easy to step on," Sakura struggled to step on the stirrups. I have to say that after stepping on the stirrup, a hard feeling of stepping on the ground spreads to the body.

"You can try to let it go. Shake the reins in your hand and try it. Xiu encouraged.

"I don't dare" Sakura hesitated a little "I"

Shu's hand closed on Sakura's hand and shook the reins gently. Secretly obedient and slowly walked up.

"It's moving, it's moving!" Sakura is like discovering a new continent "It's, it's really gone, did I learn to ride a horse!" There was a hint of surprise in her gentle voice.

"Yes, you learned." Xiu affirmed her surprise.

Sakura looked at the slowly moving black horse, at the reins in her hand, at the saddle under the seat, and at Xiu Kaslana behind her. She suddenly felt that this was a little illusory.

She had never ridden a horse.

There were not many horses in the village, and they never even exceeded the number of two hands, and the villagers were too busy to haul crops or do farm work on weekdays, so how could she have the opportunity to come into contact with such agile elves.

"I, can I, make it faster?" She said with a hint of anticipation.

"Of course. Try to shake the reins in your hand again. Xiu said softly.

Sakura shook the rope in her hand, and secretly moved in response, speeding up her pace.

"It's really speeding up, it's really listening to me!"

"Want to be faster?" Xiu said softly.

Think!

Sakura almost subconsciously wanted to answer. But a jolt made her almost lose her center of gravity again.

But she felt Xiu's hands grip her tightly.