He awoke with a start as the sun came in the window. Usually by this time He had been hunting or conferring with Raj or the monks about the events of the day. Things had not quite returned to normal since the War of the Ruination, His girl must have left orders not to wake Him.
While He appreciated her concern, there were many important things He had to take care of, and quickly. He could see it in the eyes of the valley dwellers; they were unsure, even a bit afraid of the Man who had led the final assault on His own Palace. He supposed He couldn't fault them for that, He still felt guilt Himself.
He had gone through ceremonies of purification, been grilled by the monks, tested by the Tiger Clan and had flown with Raj off the high cliffs to the East, talking about the Evil and the damage done to both of them and the valley of the Questors.
This morning He dressed quickly, a chill in the air, autumn in the mountains was the time that the winds began to howl, and the snow threatened to blanket everything. There were crops to get in, livestock to stable and set on safe grazing land.
The big Man strode to the stables, He would ride first this morning, and Dragonbinder had been restless too since His return and the stallion needed to stretch himself out.
As the Questor neared the stables, He heard Dragonbinder snorting and blowing ... He smiled... the old war horse could probably smell Him coming and was excited to be on his way for a ride. The Questor rounded the corner into the stall area and was surprised to see that Dragonbinder was not in His stall. He had heard him and knew he was here so He continued on down the path between stalls.
He came out into the corral and what He saw made Him smile. His girl had her mare in the breeding stall, tied down, her eyes wild and the stallion was being led up behind her. Dragonbinder was obviously looking forward to this, the evidence was very visible.
He watched His girl, she was looking forward to it as well. Her nipples were taut against her silken blouse, her breathing a bit heavy as she helped guide the stallion up behind the mare. The bright white mare's eyes were wild and white staring back, Dragonbinder was a "big" stallion and the mating process was usually violent and brutal.
Dragonbinder mounted the mare and his teeth immediately came down on her neck, holding her still. A stallion did not allow a mare to play with this part of the process, unlike a Man. The union was brief, but loud and rowdy. The mare squealed as the stallion pounded into her and her knees almost buckled under his weight as he crawled up high on her flanks. As the stallion finished He reared and backed off the mare, fireinnereyes leading the mare off to the stables while Dragonbinder charged around the corral, a bounce in his step, and calling out to the mare as she was put in the stall to rest.
The Questor watched His stallion from the shadows for a short time, a smile on His face and then moving quietly as was His wont, He slipped into the stall area moving like a shade toward the stall where His girl combed the frantic mare.
She finished brushing the mare, having finally settled her down and walked back to the tack chest to find a halter. The shadow moved quickly out of the darkness and dragged a sack over her head, His whisper in her ear confusing her and then causing her to smile.
He growled into her ear, "I'm going to use you like Dragonbinder used that mare girl."
She moaned her senses alert and alive even though she couldn't see and He spun her up face first into the stall wall. His big hand tore the silks from her and He pressed her body into the rough wood. The oak bruised and pinched at her breasts as He pushed up against her from behind. She felt the bottom of the sack lift and then He said, "open your mouth, girl."
She felt the bit slide into her mouth and hissed when He told her "bite down on it girl, and don't make a sound." The reins were then attached to her collar and He tied her arms behind her back with a leather strap as well.
The sack came off, and she blinked as the morning sun hit her eyes, her head turned a bit to look at Him from the corner of them. She saw that big grin on His face and knew that something was going to be used, and it wasn't going to be Him.
He drew on the reins and pulled her out into the yard. She blushed and looked around to see if anyone was watching. That's when she noticed the crop in His hand.
Holding the reins tight He walked close to her and said, "Trot girl." She looked at Him with a strange look in her eyes, and then started trotting when the crop landed on her sensitive inner thigh.
He ran her in circles, then figure eights, His face expressionless as He watched His girl go through the training moves He used on the wild ponies they caught in the mountains. Once, she stumbled and fell. He walked over to her and stood above her until she rose first to her knees in the dirt then back to her feet. The crop slashed against her buttock. "Keep your feet girl, or you'll regret it."
He drew her back into the stables and tied the reins on a ring inside the stalls. She was worn out and sweaty from the running she had done so she wasn't surprised when He poured the bucket of spring water on her ... He grabbed her hair from behind and ran a grooming comb through it until she yelped and the tangles began to separate. Her jaw ached where the bit was between her teeth, but she knew better than to let it fall. He then tied her reins tight against the stall wall, her chin raised to keep her face from pushing into the wood, her breasts flattened against the stall, and He placed His foot between hers then kicked them wide apart.