Ridin' on the Slip'nSlide [Exodus]

He’d finished his patrol long before daylight touched the sky, and he’d sought out a muddy area by a stream, smiling to himself as he turned about, nodding as he decided that this would be a good place to hold a lesson, today.

He tossed back his head and gave a low howl, calling for both Exodus and Aurielle to come to him. No doubt his daughter would be quick to come out, and he knew Exodus was always swift to respond, so he didn’t think he’d be waiting long, but while he did, he waded into the stream and began kicking water up onto the shore, purposefully making the conditions muddier and slicker.

Exodus was more advanced than Aurielle, so today would be a lesson where she would observe as he worked with Xodus. Since the boy had missed out on Gwenevere’s fighting lesson, Regulus would give him his lessons in fighting in slippery, uncertain footing.

The sun struck through the sky with the first rays of dawn light as he waded back to shore and stood, waiting with a grin.