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[edgar_of_etheria]

[In the locket image, young Edgar can be seen standing between a beautiful pair of clegs. The larger one nudges his shoulder rather insistently.]

Easy there, Ravensong. It's all right.

[He looks back into the locket, trying not to look too sheepish. He is a baron, now, after all.]

So, it seems I've been given this wonderful pair. [The smaller one sniffs inquisitively at the hood of his cloak.] ...Duskwhisper, don't. [Back at the camera.] But they don't seem to be terribly fond of being ridden bareback. Would anyone be able to recommend where I might find saddles for them? I would greatly appreciate it, thank you.

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[gandere]

Good day, Edgar. [ Politely greeting him, she greets him only a day or so after meeting him. It seems the proper thing to do. ]

They're lovely. Clegs, are they? Ravensong and Duskwhisper are good names as well.

Most men only have one beast to mount, but you have two. Why is that?

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[edgar_of_etheria]

Oh, hello, Rin. It's nice to see you.

Thank you. And yes, so I'm told! When the fairies came, I just asked for a way to survey the lands around my spire, and I received these two in response. I'm told they're a breeding pair.

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[gandere]

[ Those were her thoughts exactly. Interesting, to be given a pair to breed and if she's fortunate, she can suck up just enough to acquire one herself. ]

Wasn't that generous of them? The token of your spire could be beasts at this rate.

I know nothing of saddles, but if they give you trouble, I know of individuals who can tame any beast to ride. They just might need the training more than anything else.

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[edgar_of_etheria]

Much more generous than I was expecting. I'm not yet sure if they'll be the symbol of Spire Ten, but they are nice.

But I'm not worried about their training so much as I don't think they find it very comfortable.

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[gandere]

What of your own comfort? That should be what matters and I suspect for a gentleman that riding bareback is...

[ Yeah, why was he even trying to in the first place? ]

Do you think they would be happier with saddles? What if they aren't?

What if they just refuse to ride and prefer to breed as they were intended?

[edgar_of_etheria]

Necromancer never seemed to mind having a saddle, but he didn't actually have wings.

Ravensong is getting used to me, so I don't think he'll much mind me riding him either way. But Duskwhisper is more likely to carry other people who might not be used to that kind of thing.

I don't intend to overwork them. I want them to be happy here.