The compliance of the newcomer was commendable, if not very surprising. Lace found himself appreciating the common sense of this steed, it wasn't something he had been spoiled with during his life. Manners, a sense of duty, knowing what was right and wrong in life... He couldn't help but wonder where the black man had been raised. On the accent alone the glazier would have been tempted to even suggest his own homeland, but the thought was rather absurd. How would a horse hailing from Gassul have ended up all the way here, when it was at least a years journey on foot, and that if one was blessed with luck and didn't get stranded in one of the many lands that separated here from there?
No, it was highly unlikely. In any case, the tree-marked soldier was grateful towards the others parents for giving him a good upbringing, and awarded him with a faint smile as they walked through the misty woodlands.
"It's nothing too difficult, really. I just want to know how you fight when up against different opponents... This is a land where many races and creatures mingle, and it requires a flexible mind and some skill to keep yourself ahead. I would like to ask you to arrange and perform three spars, one against an equine like yourself - I won't mind being your opponent there - one against a unicorn and one against a pegasus. Pick from within our own ranks or those of our allies, the Throat or the Foothills; I would suggest you avoid the unicorns of the Aurora Basin for now. Our relations with them are somewhat... tense, at the moment."
His smile turned wry and the gilded eyes darkened for a moment at the thought of their greatest threat. Calling the situation with the Basin "tense" was a huge understatement, as Destrier surely would come to realize with time. They were on the brink of war, where guerrilla tactics and hostages were taken nilly willy... Only time would tell if the disagreement would be settled with the return of Mirage to the Edge. Once their WeyrLeader was back things might settle for the better... Or her captivity had made her hellbent on erasing the inhabitants of the newly found territory for good. With the DragonHeart, it was never easy to tell.
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