[Suggested song for this chapter – Halo by Beyoncé]
Meili turned back to look at Bai Li, her face lit by the gentle late-winter sunlight, her lips curled upwards in a smile of delight, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
Uh oh, he thought to himself, that looks like the expression she makes before she gets up to mischief!
Sure enough…
"Let's race, Bai Li?"
The urge to feel the crisp air rushing across her face and speed past all of those red blooms on Tuufy was impossible to quell.
Before he could say no, she pulled on her reins and kicked Tufei into a gallop, speeding off ahead of him, between the low rows of plum trees.
"Hyaah!" Bai Li kicked Rishi into a gallop, riding close behind her, keeping an eye on her rather than racing her and inspiring her to go even faster...
The pristine thin layer of snow on the ground made a delightful crunching noise as Tufei thundered down the path made by the rows of trees.
