Gerudo Forest

Gerudo Forest Chapter 10

The stables were made of plywood and cloth that was draped over the sides. She almost didn't want to go in for fear of it collapsing on her but followed him in anyways. It had that barn animal smell which she remembered from going to petting zoos at the renaissance festival. It was a mixture of earth, hay, and animal droppings. It didn't really bother her though. She had grown up in the country where their kind neighbor who owned livestock would let them visit and look at the cows and baby chickens when they were delivered.  

There were many horses in here. She counted about twenty of them not including Ganon's horse. She figured Armos would probably saddle the first few horses he came to but he kept walking towards the back. He stopped at the black horse in the back. Ganondorf's horse.  

"Hey there old friend." he said rubbing the horses nose." How do you feel about a run?"He asked it.  

The horse snorted in response.  

"That is what I thought." he said smiling at it. "This..." He said turning to Melissa."...is Trinexx."  

Melissa approached the horse. It was the biggest horse she had ever seen. It towered over her. Its red eyes almost looked as if they glowed. Melissa reached out to pet him.  

"Careful!" Armos tried warning her. " He only likes a few people. I don't think..." He stopped when he realized Melissa had ignored him and was stroking the horses head.  

It had actually lowered it so that she could scratch behind its ears. It whickered softly at her. She didn't know what Armos was talking about. Trinexx was a sweetie. Surprising since it was Ganon's horse. Armos looked her over once again.  

"I have never seen him take to someone that fast before." He said with a frown.  

"I have always been good with animals. "Melissa replied still rubbing the horse's nose.  

"I see." Armos said grabbing a saddle throwing it on Trinexx's back.  

"What are you doing!?!?" She asked mortified. "This is Ganon's horse. You can't just take his horse out for a ride." 

"He won't mind." Armos said continuing to buckle the saddle on. 

"Like hell he won't!" She said getting angry. "Are you trying to get us in trouble?" 

Now she wasn't so sure she should have followed him. Really Melissa had been hopeful that she would have been able to ride a horse on her own and loose him somewhere on this ride. Apparently it wasn't meant to be because this black horse was the only one he had decided to saddle. 

"I promise it will be fine. "Armos reassured her as he jumped up upon Trinexx's back with little effort.  

It was apparent that he had been around horses for a while.  

"Come." he said holding his hand out to help pull her up.  

He didn't even strain lifting her. He placed her in front of him and wrapped one arm around her. He gripped the reigns with his other hand.  

"Now to get him moving say this." he said speaking a word she couldn't understand. 

She tried the word taking several times to pronounce it right with Armos chuckling and coaching her all the while. When she finally said it correctly Trinexx shot out of the stall and they raced across the desert. Armos's hair flew behind him and the crescent moon hung above them as he spurred them faster.  

"Here!" he yelled over the wind pushing reigns into her hands making her heart leap. 

"What!?! Wait!!! I don't know about this." She shouted back but her words were lost in the air rushing around them.