WC: 353
Denver had grown up around horses; his parents had tended to several, using them to wrangle and herd cattle and sheep around the land they'd claimed as their own. He'd wanted nothing to do with it, though he did like the large, strong creatures. He respected their power, and was amazed to see them carrying creatures his size so quickly, but he didn't trust them. They were huge, and dangerous.
The dog boy had never ridden himself, and was unsure whether he would dare to, unaccompanied. He would likely need to have someone else present, and he hated appearing weak, so he hadn't gotten around to it yet. Why bother, anyways? To have a creature work for you, bring you places in more swift time? That does sound pretty good, actually... he thought to himself as he walked through the stable, reaching in to stroke the noses of some of the calmer, kinder looking beasts.
One snorted as he passed it, and he let out a low shriek. Surprised by the sudden loud outburst, he hurried ahead, glancing around through narrowed icy eyes, now more wary of the creatures. Then, another horse whinnied and he frowned, walking deliberately forward, quickly rushing into the open door at the end of the stable, shutting it behind him and breathing heavily for a moment behind the door, face pressed against it, ashamed to have been scared by animals that were penned up.
As he turned, loud crash managed to surprise him again, a solid and hard-sounding one. Stark, light blue eyes scanned the rather large room quickly, landing on the small frame of a woman, lanky but muscled. A white, long-haired dog-woman. His one ear that could perk up did so, and his lopsided ear did it's version.
"You tryin' to scare the shit outta me, girl?" he asked accusingly, sighing a breath of relief that it was a dog and not another wolf. Still discombobulated, he placed his hands on his hips and stared hard at the ground. "Jesus," he mumbled, not even managing to bother with an introduction in his fluster.
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