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[ofminastirith.livejournal.com]

Who: Boromir & you.
What: Horse riding and stopping to chat to whoever he meets.
Where: Around the less central areas of Baedel.
When: Veerdi morning.
Warnings: None.

Boromir has had a lifetime of early rises and can be found up before the birds most mornings, unless the birds were actually unspeakable horrors that trawl around at night, and then he has to be up earlier still.

No one who actually knows him would be surprised to see him awake at the wee hours, saddling his horse and preparing for a slow, easy ride around the calmer areas of the city to get the creature accustomed to hustle and bustle. The horse in question was a fine specimen, somewhat broken but unused to crowds or being ridden on a regular basis.

It wouldn't be too unusual, in the moments it seems the most skittish, to hear the rider humming or else singing a little in Sindarin.

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[suninhades]

She's pleasantly surprised to see that it's Boromir, and Integra actually smiles - slight, but still there. Riding agrees with her.

"Good morning, Captain. I see you've done well enough in your search."

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"He's a fine specimen," he says, slightly proud in that he's glad to have such a familiar staple in his life amongst all the new upheaval. "Although I must admit, I've still to choose a name."

[suninhades]

"Mine was 'horse' until the blacksmith took issue with it," she says, unconcerned, though she gives her mount a pat on the neck. He's a good animal - deals with explosions and fire and all manner of horrors quite well. "Althalus." ... The horse doesn't seem to notice.

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"Did he tell you what it means?" It's a curious sounding name, and there's something of an interest in naming conventions where he's from (like no one could ever guess).

[suninhades]

"It's the name of a man who stole a war, where he's from," she says. "Some kind of mythical warrior and trickster." She thinks it's a little interesting, though names with any great meaning behind them are something she finds herself shying away from a little. (She idolizes her father, but it's difficult to get around the blaring fact that he bought her from her mother and then named her 'necessary'.)