"They do, but I'm glad to hear you think they're okay," he chuckled. "Well... it's just a thought for now. We'll see where things are at after LongNight." He and Rory might need someone to take care of the farm for a couple of seasons, and if Freina needed someplace to stay while she worked out what she wanted to do with her life it might be a good compromise. Something familiar to her, but different enough to challenge her and to give her an excuse to be away from the Settlement for a time while she made sure she could control her power.
"Rory's horses are a good little herd," he agreed fondly. "Bakshi is a steady old gentleman, and Talys is reliable as the seasons. Esaia, now... she's a fiery young mare, but she respects a confident hand on the reins." Even if he was happiest on staid Bakshi while Rory exercised the two younger mares. He grinned and slowed his pace just a touch, letting Freina pull ahead as they gained on the hindmost gourd. It was so intent on catching up with its pack that it hadn't noticed them yet. A bit bigger than a softball, it was hopping along with a mighty effort to pull its weight in the vengeance of its Queen.
"Ladies first," he demurred quietly, motioning for Freina to take revenge of her own for her earlier assault by the vicious vegetables.
"Rory's horses are a good little herd," he agreed fondly. "Bakshi is a steady old gentleman, and Talys is reliable as the seasons. Esaia, now... she's a fiery young mare, but she respects a confident hand on the reins." Even if he was happiest on staid Bakshi while Rory exercised the two younger mares. He grinned and slowed his pace just a touch, letting Freina pull ahead as they gained on the hindmost gourd. It was so intent on catching up with its pack that it hadn't noticed them yet. A bit bigger than a softball, it was hopping along with a mighty effort to pull its weight in the vengeance of its Queen.
"Ladies first," he demurred quietly, motioning for Freina to take revenge of her own for her earlier assault by the vicious vegetables.
