Once he'd seen most of the horses had turned Grani-ish. Botros stood next to his horse that he shared with the two girls, and cleared his throat loudly. Pause. Okay, no one could hear him over the sounds of horses and discussion. No worries, he had the solution. "Attention, kids!" With a sonorus charm, it worked.

"Well done, everyone, I see some glowing runes from over here where I stand." He smiled widely at them, and continued, "Now. This is going to be the portion where I grade your participation in the practical part of this lesson. Listen to me carefully, please." He put a hand on the horse's back and slid it backwards. "To ride a Granian is just like riding a broomstick. Easier, even, because there's a comfortable saddle and a strong neck to hold on to. You don't have to be a skilled horserider to do it. Besides, you have all those runes that you've invoked to help." Runes to the rescue! "To ride your horse, first you need to caress the very back of his backbone, gently and surely." Ab did so, and the Granian kicked the ground once before squatting on his hinges. "He'll bend down for you if you have good communication with him before, he'll trust you to ride him. If not, he won't bend and you'll have to climb the saddle while he's up." Hopefully the horse won't run while a student was hanging there half-up. Get it? Okay.

"Now, one of you is going to lead the horse. The other one will be continuously invoking the runes on the saddle before they weaken or lose their magic." Botros turned to the path leading further from the castle. "You have to ride the horse on this path until you reach the Groundskeeper's hut. There are small ponds of water that your horse will jump over, some thorny bushes in the way, some boulders, he'll dodge them on his own. Keeping your runes invoked will help him." Botros stayed standing next to his horse and gave them all an encouraging smile.

"If there are no questions, you all may begin. The first horseriders to reach the hut will get five extra points." Pause.

ooc: - This is the final activity and the Finals; worth 15 points + 5 EC for the first winners.
- RP your character riding on the horse; one poster will guide the horse through the path, the other should keep the runes invoked by chanting Galdrs; RP overcoming some obstacles like small ponds/bushes/boulders; reach the Groundskeeper's hut & descend.
- You need at least 5 posts to get to the Groundskeeper's hut & to get full credit.
- The winner is the first riders on one horse to have reached the groundskeeper's hut, by posting their 5 posts.
- I will keep the lesson open until 29th this month.
- Any questions you may PM/DM/Tweet/Skype me or ask the professor IC.
- Have fun with this and don't be scared to go crazy!