"It's alright," Jigano said gently as embarrassment practically radiated off Samuel like heat from a stove. "You're doing fine." Not quite the truth, but not exactly a lie, either. The bard shifted his bulky body - small and graceful for a horse, but far more mass than he was used to moving around - until he could see his friend again as the bookmaker found a wall to lean against.
Samuel actually looked calmer than he had in awhile, thinking through Jigano's words and coming to his own conclusions, much to the bard's approval. He had started to nod his white head in agreement at finding the vizier when his friend surprised him by reaching for... a snack?
The other man's idea earned a snort of pleased surprise from Jigano, and an enthusiastic bob of his head. "Yes, that's perfect!" He swung his head around, checking for other bags of feed in some of the other empty stalls. "Over there - and that one too! - Go ahead and grab the bags you can find in here and tie them to the saddle." He glanced back to see a few grains tumbling from Sam's pocket and whickered his amusement. "A little snack for the road?" he teased.
But when the bookmaker reached for his reins, the horse jerked his head, ears flattening and eyes narrowing. "Wait! Before we head out, you're taking this thing off me. I don't want you panicking and jerking this damn bit around in my mouth again. And since the vizier didn't seem able to hear me last time, I can try and advise you if we run into him again."
Samuel actually looked calmer than he had in awhile, thinking through Jigano's words and coming to his own conclusions, much to the bard's approval. He had started to nod his white head in agreement at finding the vizier when his friend surprised him by reaching for... a snack?
The other man's idea earned a snort of pleased surprise from Jigano, and an enthusiastic bob of his head. "Yes, that's perfect!" He swung his head around, checking for other bags of feed in some of the other empty stalls. "Over there - and that one too! - Go ahead and grab the bags you can find in here and tie them to the saddle." He glanced back to see a few grains tumbling from Sam's pocket and whickered his amusement. "A little snack for the road?" he teased.
But when the bookmaker reached for his reins, the horse jerked his head, ears flattening and eyes narrowing. "Wait! Before we head out, you're taking this thing off me. I don't want you panicking and jerking this damn bit around in my mouth again. And since the vizier didn't seem able to hear me last time, I can try and advise you if we run into him again."
