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He knew his words were cruel. He regretted them the moment he spoke, but he was not going to give in to his soft emotions this time. He comforted himself with the fact that he’d never follow through with his threat, and that perhaps her hatred of him would keep her safe in the future, because only the god knew what he would do next.
The woman responded aggressively as he expected her to, but he didn’t blink until she threw the rock at him. It struck him on the muzzle, and he let a vicious snarl rip through him to follow her flight through the woods. He heard Mai stamping her hooves, likely more anxious and agitated than angry at the treatment of her handler, and rubbed at his snout before turning to grab her saddle in preparation to pull himself onto her back.
Instead, the man buried his face against the horse’s shoulder, holding onto her neck, and shook until Wilson came back and Levent knew they should be on their way again.
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