Celest Tessel's Story

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Celeste had woken up in the morning, early morning, as per usual. Her mother and her normally had to be up for most of the day anyways. She got dressed into her simplistic clothing and slipped her shoes on. The morning sun was just starting to rise as she had gotten up and she was walking along the grounds, that were oh so familiar to her. She was used to seeing them all the time, she had grown up here with her mother, and she was a valued member of helping out with the stables with visitors and people going out and coming in. She also had to care for the horses. She could feel a light breeze flow past her as she continued on to the stables.

Soon she had made it to the stables and she saw the same wooden stables, and the familiar smell of horses flooded in and she smiled, she loved being close to the horses. She began to change their hay, so it was clean and fresh. She normally did this on a regular basis and eventually she finished with that, and she hand fed each horses and gave them love and attention, they needed to be cared for and she was exactly the person to do it, her mother had indeed taught her little things to keep the horses happy. Celeste went up to her favourite horse, which was a black beauty and she had the brush and she began to brush the horse's mane and soon the horse nuzzled his nose into the crook of her neck tickling her and making her laugh.

After a few hours, her mother came in and over looked her work, and soon began taking each horse out to get the exercise they needed to keep them well prepared for anything that they needed. Her mother had eventually came inside though and the two of them began to talk back and forth, exchanging pleasant conversation between each other. Soon she was told about having the project of running the stables at the manor where the Duke had been staying, she was so thrilled to hear it but she had to keep her composure, considering that she had an image to maintain but she was just so happy to hear that she'd get to do that, she was being trusted with something big and she was smiling brightly. She hugged her mother tightly and then was later told the details, and she'd have to leave soon.

Celeste was so relieved, she not only got something to help her out in future business but she got to see a new area and she got to possibly be near a Duke. Celeste smiled, all those dreams and foolishness that her brain had once been filled with came rushing back in and she sighed. She would at least get to meet a Duke, she already knew that the Duke was probably going after another royalty or something anyways, and she was just a stable-hand anyways, not like that meant too much. She was excited either way though.

When it came time for her to leave, she led the black beauty out of the stall that it was in, She had previously strapped on the saddle and she had put the reins on the horse already and packed a few things, considering she had to run the stables there, she'd be staying over there for a little bit and she smiled, "It's so exciting!" She exclaimed to the horse with a bright smile on her face. Soon enough Celeste had gotten up on the saddle and sat sideways, wasn't proper to sit with a leg on either side whilst wearing a dress. Celeste was soon on her way to the manor where the Duke was and all the people who were staying there, more importantly the horses.

Once she was there and up at the gate she told the guys at the gate who she was and what her purpose was, and from hearing of her coming beforehand they let her in, and she was directed to where the stables were. Celeste soon found them and smiled, she loved horses, and they were always a comforting sight. Celeste got off the horse and led her into the stables and found an empty stall and put the horse there, and looked around and took a deep breath in and smiled.