A horse is a horse, of course, of course

Nian Redtree · 12-28-2010, 06:14 PM

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While Nian ordinarily had no reason to go to the stables, curiosity had once again gotten the better of him. He had met wolves coming from the stables, going to the stables, who smelled like the stables, and who talked about the stables.... By now he figured that he should have a clearer idea of just what went on by the horses or at least seen a horse close up for himself, but alas, things had not fallen so neatly into place. And so, like any great adventurer, Nian had decided to discover for himself just what he was missing out on, and he was now heading towards the stables to investigate.

It did not phase him that he had never been close to a horse before. He had heard many things about them, of course. For example, horses were large - much larger than any wolf - but he had been around large animals before, hadn't he? Well... Okay, so he had maybe watched some cattle grazing... from a distance... And he avoided the larger elk and deer because he knew he was more likely to get killed than bring down any prey so much larger than he was, but still, Nian had high hopes that a horse would be easier to get closer to than these other large animals. After all, the horses were tethered so that they would not run away or trample anyone... right?

In any case, he had now arrived near the stables, and he could already smell the musky scent of horses, manure, and feed coming from the building. As he drew closer he could hear the faint snorts and clip-clop-ing of hooves against the hard-packed earth as the horses shifted their weight and moved within their limited space. Taking a deep breath, Nian walked in towards the stable entrance before he could change his mind. A quick peek at the horses, that was all, and then he would leave... That way nothing bad could happen, and he would not get into any trouble.

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