The Gig, Sunday

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

If Duke and Bold had been female horses on Friday, neither of them were telling. Of course, Firekeeper wasn't asking, so that worked out well.

She was, however, working on coaxing the colt and its mother outside to join the others now that they'd had plenty of time to become accustomed to the fact that there were wolves here. Wolves who had no interest in eating them, honestly.

Which is why she could be found in the barn with a couple of apples in hand as she tried to talk to the newer horses while Blind Seer chased the other four around the paddock in their usual game.

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[likeabeachball.livejournal.com]

Vince showed up in the barn, and instantly smiled.

"Hello!" he said.

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"Hello," Firekeeper replied cautiously. She really wasn't sure what to make of someone so, uh... brightly colored. But the horses seemed to recognize him, so there was that.

[likeabeachball.livejournal.com]

"Do you work here?" Vince said. "I work here. Usually just Mondays, though. I'm sort of just checking in on the animals, today. See if they need anything from the store."

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"Have Sundays," Firekeeper confirmed for a nod. "Almost as long as I been in this place. Why would they need things from store?"

[likeabeachball.livejournal.com]

"You never know," Vince said. "They could have a craving for some pork rinds or something."

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"They is horses," Firekeeper pointed out. "I not think they eat pork."

[likeabeachball.livejournal.com]

"You never know," Vince said. "I know a gorilla that loves hash brownies."

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"I... not know what those are," Firekeeper admitted. Whether she meant a gorilla or 'hash brownies' or possibly both, she wasn't elaborating.

[likeabeachball.livejournal.com]

"You've never had any?" Vince said. "That's almost a crime. We should fix that."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin poked his head on into the gig, looking around. "Firekeeper?"

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"Merlin!" Firekeeper called out cheerfully from where she'd finally coaxed the mare forward a little. "Am here," she waved him inside.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Starting on in to find her, Merlin leaned against one of the stable walls as he watched her work with the mare. "How have you been?"

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"Spending much time in Preserve. Am growing tired of rabbit, but," she shrugged. "Cannot do much about that. Night before last, I camp with Dinah. She telled me some of what happen in Tony's world."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"With the demons?"

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Firekeeper nodded. "She say you kill a dragon!" Look, that was very exciting, okay?

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I did!" Merlin replied brightly. "It was a small dragon, though."

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"Still, the feat was not small," Firekeeper insisted. She'd only ever dealt with the one Dragon, but she had heard stories, and small was definitely relative. "Am glad you all come back safe."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I'm glad to be back safe and the correct sex," Merlin replied with a grin. "How was everything this past week?"

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"This, I am sorry I not get to see," firekeeper couldn't help but laugh a little. "Quiet, mostly. Whether this is good or just like how forest is quiet before storm start, I cannot say."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Francine thought I looked like someone called Ella?"

Which was... weird.

"Hopefully a good quiet." After the week he had, it would certainly be appreciated.

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"Oh!" Firekeeper nodded. "I knowed Ella. She was only here a short time. She remind me of Elise, a friend from home, a little."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Merlin grinned at that. "I suppose she was here before me then."

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"Just before," Firekeeper nodded. While her attention was on Merlin and their conversation, the colt decided that he really wanted that apple, and his mother was moving far too cautiously and slowly for his liking, and so darted forward and nipped it right from Firekeeper's hands. "Hey!" she admonished the young horse. "You not supposed to have yet!" She turned back to Merlin, giving him a look that was very 'you see what I have to put up with?', even though she'd never say as much out loud.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin tried his best not to laugh.

"You should see Bryn. She's just as bad when it comes to treats."

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"Puppies," Firekeeper snorted with amusement. "I bet that please Arthur much."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Well, it may be best he doesn't know about all the treats."

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"I not say anything," Firekeeper said solemnly.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"We ought to try and take her out in the preserve sometime. I know she misses Blind Seer." By misses, Merlin of course means that she needed someone else to tackle.

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Which worked out well, because as far as Blind Seer was concerned, tackling others was an important part of being a puppy! "You'd want to go hunting?" she asked, a little surprised. She didn't think he enjoyed it much! ...Except maybe when he'd been a bird that one time.

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I'd--try not to make too much noise?" That was about as much as he could offer when hunting.

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Firekeeper laughed. "You have many skills, friend Merlin, but I not think hunting will ever be among them."

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"That's never stopped Arthur."