The Prince and the Knight

04 -Connections-💘

It was time for his riding lessons. Tommy changed his attire into his riding clothes that were much more comfortable but a little bit tight.

He and Clay both went to the barn where the instructor was waiting for them.

-"Your helmet sir."- The one in charge of teaching Tommy was Fundy, a young man with orange hair whose job was to look after every animal in the palace (especially the horses).

-"Thanks, Fundy"- Tommy takes the equestrian helmet and puts it on. It was completely black and matched with his clothes

-"Remember to ride with precaution, we don't want Prince Wilbur to worry every time you fall"- Fundy pulled out a horse from the barn and went to where Clay and Tommy were standing.

-"But it's not my fault! These horses hate me!"- Clay holds the horse reins that Fundy gave him so he could go and get the saddle

-"Sir, you need to treat them with patience and affection. Only then, they may listen to you"- Once he is done with the saddle, Fundy takes the horse outside, it was a white steed with blonde hair.

Such a stunning being.

-"But I am the alpha male here, they must follow my orders by nature!"- Tommy tries to defend himself of a fruitless argument that he had just created

-"Alright, let's take it slower this time."- Fundy passes his hand through the horse's neck and palms it

-"If you don't want King Philza to change his mind and forbid you to ride a horse as he did with the sword practices, then I recommend you pay extremely attention to today's lesson"- Tommy went incredibly quiet after that.

Clay could see how that had clearly upset him because of the way the blonde squeezed his knuckles.

-"Now let's begin"- Tommy frowned, looking at the horse who was staring at him like if he could see his soul. It was so scary.

Tommy gulped.

-"Do you need any help?" Fundy offered a hand to Tommy which he quickly refused to take.

The blonde was about to reach the horse's back when some hands held him from the waist and helped him up.

He thought it was Fundy and was about to complain until he saw it was actually Clay.

-"Be careful..."- Tommy groans falsely and snickers

-"I will"- Clay got out of the way and the lesson started.

It was hard for Tommy to stay calm when the horse was constantly trying to toss him down.

What was wrong with this horse!?

-"Don't slouch! Straighten your back"- Fundy's directions weren't helping at all, it was just getting worse and worse!

-"I can't help it, you know I have a terrible posture!"- Tommy glares at Fundy, it wasn't his fucking fault! this horse must be defective or something because the blonde couldn't get it to move where he wanted to.

-"Hold the reins tight. You should be the one guiding the horse not otherwise"- The horse was doing whatever he wanted to and Tommy was getting more and more frustrated.

-"I'm trying!-" The horse snorts and Tommy startles, pulling the reins even harder than before.

The animal just shakes his head trying to make Tommy let go.

-"He's not listening to me!"- Tommy accidentally kicks the horse and it seems he didn't quite like it because....it fucking stood in two legs.