Rolling into a stop the giant horse lowered his head and watched the forest floor, waiting for the panther to come strolling out from her hiding place. "Mother, I am here." He called, tail swishing and tapping Loretta to move her underneath him. Archibald still wasn't sure about how Mandrake felt about his companion, especially the dog being female. He knew of his mother's great jealousy and still he needed to protect his bonded from her if she would become hostile, Loretta was his and he was hers, and it was the way it would always be.
In the shadows of the trees Archibald was cooler, his dark body wrapped up in the heat of Tallsun. Carefully he took another step forward, lifting his head and stomping on foot, shaking the ground with his new power of tremors. "I can smell you, mother!"