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A New Friendship

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Assignment 8 for #DCS-RehabChallenge - Friendship with a Character

Mikael had left Rose Thorn with a Pegasus and a winged dog. He had returned with those two, two full grown saluki-type dogs, a Saluki puppy, a Silken Windhound puppy, and two foals. Flight and the Silken Windhound had immediately taken a shine to one another, and it wasn't an uncommon sight to see the puppy, dubbed Njáll, chasing after Flight and his full grown Spear Hound, Booze, while doing chores. Booze seemed to enjoy the puppy's presence, and the horses didn't mind the energetic little thing bouncing around for the most part. Flight had been a little apprehensive when it came to introducing the dogs to Speranza and Zalera, but the two had adjusted splendidly.

There was one troubling thing about the puppy, though. For short periods of time he would vanish- it was only by chance that Suraya happened to find the missing puppy during one such time. They had hired someone to check on the roof of one of the cabins situated between some of the back pastures, close to where the mustangs were, and one of the workers had left a ladder. Somehow or another, Njáll had figured out how to climb the ladder and was sitting on the rooftop, tail wagging as fast as possible. Being small, Njáll could easily walk under most of the fences, but for challenge's sake he had begun to try to climb over the fences, treating the wooden slats like widely spaced ladder rungs. He wasn't always successful, but he was never discourage.

Flight had kept to his habit of reading beneath the big tree in the middle of Speranza and Zalera's pasture, often accompanied by Booze and Njáll. By the time he settled down, the two canines were usually ready for a nice nap in the sun or shade, but on this particular day Njáll seemed to have an excess of energy. Flight didn't think anything of it, and after giving Speranza an apple and giving Zalera a pat, he settled in by the tree roots with Booze 's head resting in his lap. He had randomly picked a book off one of the shelves in the main house and thankfully it was a particularly interesting one. His focus was entirely on the book for a while, and it was only when he heard a confused snort from Speranza that he looked up.

Things had lined up just perfectly. Speranza had been by the fence, munching on the taller grass where the lawn mower couldn't reach, and the rambunctious little puppy had seen the opportunity and taken it. Using his amazing climbing ability, he scaled the fence until he was balanced on a top beam, then stretched, reaching the mare's back and clambering on. Speranza had not been enthused, and Flight carefully eased Boozes head to the ground, got to his feet, and slowly walked over, afraid of what might happen, but after the initial surprise Speranza seemed to realize the little puppy posed very little threat. Njáll sat on her spotted back, chest puffed out, proud as could be for a moment, then he carefully curled up on her back, burying his snout between his paws as if he was unsure of what he did.
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Maeix2's avatar
That such a sweet story...and they match so well colourwise :giggle: