the porcupine in your table is adorable! also, minor powerplay to get them to the stables, let me know if you'd like anything changed. <3
As they neared the stables, Liliana’s horse took off toward the building. Theodoric thought the other AniWayan might be concerned by the equine’s behavior, but she watched the horse run away with an affectionate expression on her face. Apparently the horse was well trained and knew not to wander. He had to suppress a wistful sigh -- if one of his ponies ran off, he would be half the day catching them again. It’s not that Duncan and Suthen disliked Theo or that he didn’t care for them well enough – they would play hard-to-get just to be obnoxious.
As they entered the stables, the cloak-clad luperci eyed the building with an inspector’s gaze. It wasn’t much to look at decoration wise, but even he could see that was very well made. Theo was satisfied that his ponies would be kept warm and dry in the upcoming winter months. He found two stalls adjacent to each other, and asked Liliana, “Will these work? I’d like to keep them close together, if I could.” Horses were herd animals, after all, and took comfort in familiar places – especially when confronted with so many new faces.
Once their stalls were arranged, Theodoric began to unload the ponies. True to his word, Theo didn’t tie Suthen, but lay the lead rope across her withers and said, softly ”Stand”. She complied, perhaps because of the sugar cube he’d slipped to her in the process. Straps and laces were undone with quick, practiced movements. Some bags he tossed aside into the growing pile of luggage; others he set down with care. As he unloaded, he produced a bag of grooming gear and offered it to Liliana. “There are brushes and a hoof pick in there if you need them” he said, not knowing how much equipment the pack owned. After a good grooming, and maybe some grain to sweeten them to their new home, the ponies could get around to appreciating some much-deserved rest.
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