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Amy watched the stranger pull away emotionlessly. She felt nothing for the loss or gain that she'd made, nothing beyond cold calculation. The horse was a burden to her, and being rid of the beast was the benefit. She needed food anyways, so killing the horse became a gain, though an unexpected one. Losing those favors was slightly disappointed, but she hadn't entered the area planning for a trade, or been expecting much to come out of it. She pulled the wagon to a halt and drew her sword. Hadley drew further in as she walked up to the stallion. She calmed it, softly petting it's nose, before bringing the sword up and slicing it's throat.
The horse buckled, collapsing. Not a glimmer shone in her eyes, the brown a darker pool than usual. She skinned the horse, putting it aside for curing later. Maybe she could sell the raw pelt to someone on free town, to a tanner perhaps. They never questioned what she gave them. There was still hostility against her, but there would always be those willing to trade with her, and soon they would accept her and let her do as she pleased. Amy didn't kill without purpose. One simply needed to understand she followed through with what she said. The very reason why the horse now laid dead.
Cutting up the meat Amy made sure to put the heart and liver aside for special preparation, the rest divided to be salted and stored for travel. It took some time, blood staining her clothes. At the end she took them off, throwing them away. Summoning Hadley Amy made him finish the rest of the work, and changed into better clothes. This day hadn't been bad at all. Not great, but she had made a gain out of something she'd thought worth nothing.
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