He jerked his head over to the horses as Kim went into the house, shouting for Nat to get over there and help with the ice cream. "We can say hello to the horses and cows. I'm sure they'd love the attention." He had one particular equine friend that he preferred. Said stallion was eagerly pacing the large pasture, brushing up against the fence and tossing his head around proudly.
Jynna thought for a moment and nodded, smiling, "Sure," She said, already starting over to the pasture with a slight bounce in her step. It had been a while since she'd ridden a horse and she had a feeling she would mess up when they actually went riding, but even then, she wanted to ride them sometime.
Rhydar laughed to himself, shaking his head as he watched her go. He eventually followed, though less enthusiastic than Jynna, and leaned against the fence. "Hey, Thunder," he called to the stallion.
He was a handsome and proud horse, sporting a sleek, coal black coat and striking blue eyes. His large hooves pounded against the dirt as he trotted over to Rhydar, playfully nipping at his hair. Rhydar smiled and reached up to pet the stallion's muzzle.
"So," She started, leaning against the fence as well as she looked out at the horses with a smile. In her mind she was already trying to figure out how to get them to come over before continuing, "What are the horses names?" Her eyes landed on a beautiful black and white pinto and she pointed to it as it continued grazing like it didn't even notice the two of them by the fence.
Rhydar's gaze followed where she was pointing. "That's Dani. Mare." He chuckled and patted the stallion's cheek as it nudged his chin with its nose. "There here's Thunder." There were three other horses in the pasture. He pointed to a silver gray stallion with lighter gray dapples all over its coat and a white face. "That's Silver." He then pointed to a mahogany bay mare with black legs, tail, and mane. "That's Elly." And he pointed to the last one, which was a white and red roan Appaloosa mare. "And that's Scarlett."
Jynna smiled and looked out at the horse before glancing at Thunder, reaching out to pat the horse's neck, "Do you come out here often?" She asked, glancing at Rhydar while still trying to figure out how she could get Dani to come over. The horse was still grazing and seemed none too interested in coming over even if she did call her name.
"Yeah. It's like a home away from home for me." He was still smiling idly, then looked over to Dani. "She's a stubborn one. You'll have to get creative to get her over here." Thunder snorted and shifted so he was in between the two, eagerly accepting all of the attention.
"I would just hop the fence and walk over to her, but I suspect she would run away and there must be some kind of electric fence on the inside of this one." She chuckled lightly at Thunder but continued petting his neck, "What's Dani's favorite kind of treat? Maybe I can bribe her to come over.." Her mind was spinning with ideas while Dani flicked her tail and moved around while grazing.
"No electric fence. Kim likes to keep things old fashioned. And as for Dani's favorite treat… I'd say sugar cubes," Rhydar replied, lifting himself up to perch on the fence. Some of the other horses took interest in the two humans and meandered over as well, but the other stallion stayed away from Thunder.
Jynna nodded, a small smile on her face, "Now, where can I get sugar cubes.." She stayed leaning against the fence as some of the other horses started over, ready to pet them but hoping if she couldn't get Dani to come over right not that she could ride the stubborn pinto if they went riding.
"I'll get them," Rhydar offered, then hopped off the fence. He walked over to a small shed behind the cottage and dug around in it, before finding a small bag of sugar cubes. He grabbed it with a small, "aha!" and jogged back over to Jynna. "Here you go, Princess." He handed her the bag–but kept it out of the reach of the other horses.
"Thanks Prince," She responded, taking the bag and pulling out a few cubes, "Dani!" She called to the horse, shaking the bag lightly to try to get her attention, "Sugar cubes!" As she called the horse she kept it well out of the reach of the other horses, not wanting to give up her only way to coax Dani over.
The stubborn mare slowly lifted her head up, ears swiveling over to Jynna at the sound of the sugar cubes. The other horses were trying to fight each other for the treat.
Dani eventually lumbered over, snorting at the others bossily as she approached. They all scattered–except Thunder, who was being pampered and fussed over by Rhydar. Dani hesitantly sniffed the air near Jynna.
A smile appeared on her face and she held out the cubes in her hand, "Hiya girl, I'm not gonna hurt you," She reassured the mare, happy since the sugar cubes actually worked to get Dani to come over.
Rhydar watched silently–curiously. Not many people to get Dani to do what they wanted. It would seem Jynna was one of the few 'chosen,' as he liked to call it.
Dani snorted again and pressed her snout against Jynna's hand, eating the sugar cubes.
"There you go," She said, scooping a few more cubes out of the bag and not looking over at Rhydar incase Dani left when she wasn't looking. Setting the bag on the ground, she reached out her other hand to pat the mare's neck, the smile on her face growing.
Dani turned her head to sniff Jynna some more, still wary and unwilling to yield so easily. But she found that she liked Jynna, and she stepped just a little bit closer.
Thunder nickered impatiently when Rhydar stopped petting him. He chuckled and stroked the stallion's snout.
Jynna glanced over at Rhydar when she got the mare to step closer, "I got her to come over," She started petting Dani's neck and bounced on her toes slightly.
He smiled brightly at her. "Feel special. She usually likes being the boss. Won't listen to others even if her life depended on it."
"I guess she likes me then?" She laughed lightly and looked at Dani, petting her and celebrating the small victory of getting her to come over.
A pretty teenage girl came up to them, her caramel brown hair pulled up in a messy bun and her chocolate brown eyes bright. "Hey, you two. Ice cream's done."
Rhydar smiled at the girl. "Thanks Nat. We'll be over in a bit."
She grinned and winked at the two before spinning on her heel and skipping back to the house.
Jynna smiled and watched the girl go, glancing back at Dami with a sigh, "I guess that means you can go back to grazing for now girl, I'm ready for some ice cream." She patted the mare's nose and picked up the bag of sugar cubes so they wouldn't be left out or gotten into.
(So sorry! I thought I replied)
Rhydar chuckled at Jynna's sigh and wrapped his arm around her shoulders without thinking about it. He expertly hid the surprise and the small blush with a smirk. "Don't worry, she won't be going anywhere. A special girl like you won't lose her interest so quickly."
(It's alright)
She glanced up at him and felt her cheeks heat up slightly from his arm, "All I did was feed her sugar cubes, I'm fairly certain I'm not that special." Glancing at the cottage she smiled lightly, "Ready for ice cream?"
He smiled down at her. You're more special than you think. "Hell yeah, I'm ready for ice cream. What kind of person isn't ready for ice cream?"