07.Sep.19, 03:02 AM
Quinton wasn't usually so jumpy, but he had been focusing on the horse and hadn't heard Tazikel walk up. That's his excuse, anyway. It doesn't help that his visitor is cute, but Quin will never admit that, even to himself. He gives Dasher's neck one last affectionate pat and nods, "It will be a pleasure to get someone saddled for you." He stepped back a moment to give the other guy a moment to get acquainted with Dasher, smiling a little as the horse sniffed the offered hand, and started to turn to go get a horse saddled.
Wait. What? "You want me to go riding with you, my lord?" Quin's heart skipped a beat and he blushed faintly, "Yes, sir. I'd be honored to." And it gave him a legitimate excuse to go riding without risking getting in trouble for shirking his duties! "Give me a moment to get the horses saddled." He reached out to untie the horse's lead, "If you'll excuse me for a moment. I'll be back in two shakes." He barely waited to be acknowledged before leading the horse into the stable.
It wasn't long before both Dasher and a prancing roan gelding, "I think you and River would get along." He tied River back in the same place Dasher had been tied and dropped Dasher's lead to ground-tie her so he could double-check the buckles and make sure that the girth was tight.
Wait. What? "You want me to go riding with you, my lord?" Quin's heart skipped a beat and he blushed faintly, "Yes, sir. I'd be honored to." And it gave him a legitimate excuse to go riding without risking getting in trouble for shirking his duties! "Give me a moment to get the horses saddled." He reached out to untie the horse's lead, "If you'll excuse me for a moment. I'll be back in two shakes." He barely waited to be acknowledged before leading the horse into the stable.
It wasn't long before both Dasher and a prancing roan gelding, "I think you and River would get along." He tied River back in the same place Dasher had been tied and dropped Dasher's lead to ground-tie her so he could double-check the buckles and make sure that the girth was tight.