Eowyn of Rohan

Eowyn felt that she was almost settled into the island now, though she still felt alien most of the time. She did not speak nor dress like most of the residents and she did not choose to spend her days as most did.

She always spent at least some time each day exercising and caring for one of the horses in the stables at Summerfell. Sometimes it was the same horse but often she rotated so that each horse had attention and care, though she was always careful not to ride those horses that had regular riders.

Training took her time as well, since she did not wish to lose any skills while she was out of her own world. If what others had said was true and she did return unexpectedly, she would not disgrace herself and her people by being unready for it. Unfortunately, she was forced to train with a wooden stick for a sword, which made her feel as if she were a half-trained child rather than a true shieldmaiden.

On this day, she was returning to the stables after training with her horse of the day, which was one of the horses she most often rode. The mare's name was Lorica, but privately Eowyn called her Arod since she looked so much like Lord Legolas' horse.