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Soon all the horses stood around Da, or shouldering of one another Each appeared intent on Damian in some silent rapport

“I thought they were supposed to be wild,” Fergal said

Karigan had been thinking , but as Damian said, these were not ordinary wild horses Damian himself was no ordinary horse trader

One by one the horses peeled away froered, poking Daain He patted the to them, and they dispersed Daal, falling to the ground with his legs spread out in front of him

“What now?” Karigan asked

“We watch and wait,” Damian replied

A breeze tickled Karigan’s nose and she rubbed it, only to realize she had fallen asleep She blinked her eyes wide open to the grass stalks that surrounded her, the s her nose The nap, unfortunately, did not relieve the sense of pressure in the air She rolled to her side and leaned on her elbow, discovering Fergal had also fallen asleep Not only that, but a foal was nosing Fergal’s toes He was a handsome fellow, creamy in color with a flaxen olden palomino as he matured

Just beyond Fergal, Da

The colt continued to whiffle along Fergal’s legs, lipping at his greatcoat Karigan dared not move lest she spook the colt and ruin the moment

The colt reached Fergal’s head and nibbled hair

Fergal, stillhiht between his teeth Fergal’s eyes popped open and he screaan had never seen anything like it and she could not help but laugh The poor colt bolted off and hid behind hishis head under her belly to watch the humans from safety

Fergal rubbed his head “Wha–what happened?”

Karigan was laughing too hard to answer

“The young ones are curious,” Da to you”

Froal had found more than a “friend” It was odd the way the world worked Fergal wanted nothing to do with horses, but now as a Green Rider he must depend on them, and one may have just chosen him to be his Rider partner