The wild spirit of the mountains

Chapter 12

Spiritus wakes to muffled voices, he instantly feels the pain in his right foreleg and shoulder, he was confused, cold and lame. The dark figures peer over him, he was scared.
"He's a beauty, but his lame. He'll die out here" the voice was deep but kind.
"C'mon let's try to get him back"
They slip a rough rope around his face and pull gently.
"C'mon boy get up"
Spiritus begins to panick, he was being captured. He calls out loud for help and he struggles to get up. He pulls against the rope that is restraining him, but it doesnt budge. He is tired yet panicked, there is nothing he can do. So he lets the men lead him away slowly. All he could think about was his vengence on Dust and his herd.
It isn't long before Spiritus is let go, he quickly walks away only to find a fence, and then another. These fences were solid and high. The snow begins to fall heavily, seeking shelter he moves into the trees, dropping his head and waiting it out.
As morning comes the sky is a crisp blue while the ground has a blanket of snow. Spiritus hobbles along the fence line, his whole right side hurt. His blue eyes stare into his home country and were his herd would be. He lets out a lonesome call to anyone that could hear him, with no reply. As the sun reaches higher in the sky the two men from last night stand at the gate watching him.
"He's beautiful Lenny" the man says to Lenny.
"Yep sure is, I wonder what happened to 'im "
"I reckon he took a fall of that cliff, his whole right side looks sore" Lenny says to his friend Jake.
" Hopefully he gets better, imagine the foals" Jake says.
"He's wild, what if we can't break him?"
"We'll get there"
They chuck him 2 green biscuits, which he study's closely, he sniffs it and takes a bite. It was nice and he was sure hungry.
It doesn't take long for Spiritus to heal and within a week, he was much better. He is starting to feel restless and anxious, he wants to get back to his herd. The two men Lennie and Jake, see his healing and restless behaviour.
"I bet it's about time we try and break him, we'll get him in the crush"
Spiritus eye the men cautiously as they walk into his paddock, spiritus paws the ground viscously and pins his ears back. The men run at him whurling ropes, Spiritus takes this as a threat and he runs at the men with striking legs. Spiritus feels a harsh sting on his shoulder and he lashes out with his teeth. He charges at the men who quickly run out of the way.
They stand on the other side of the fence breathless and spiritus gallops around his paddock, he bucks, rears and prances showing his dignified pride and elegance.
"We'll trick him, open the gate. That will lead to the crush"
"Maybe we just leave it and let him go" Jake says.
"Let him go? We could be rich"
The two men open the gate and walk away, Spiritus takes the opurtunity and runs through. Only to realise it was a trap, he sees the men at the crush and then quickly he sees the ramp that cattle go up into trucks. He changes his direction and bolts up it.
"No!" Lennie yells. It was to late Spiritus jumps down the ramp and gallops on the grassy flat. His mane blowing, his tail high in the wind. He tosses his head and stops. Looking at the sadden men. He rears up with strength and pride. No man will tame him.

He gallops off straight into the trees and up into the high crountry where his beloved herd was.