Chapter 51: The promising job.
"What the f..." Lee blurted, seeing a boy rushing out from the stables, pulling a magnificent steed behind him.
While the tall and black horse was beautiful and all, he was baffled by the guy that was bringing it. Skippy was dressed in leather trousers and boots, similar to Prides, and similar to Prides he wore only a linen shirt.
But the similarities ended there – from the distance of hundred yards it was clear that the guy was shaking from cold like a leaf in the wind. And then there was the shocking thing – the boy who was shorter than Lee had a beard!
Only when Skippy got close, Lee realized that he actually was a man in his forties, just of a small stature. And the incredibly tall horse he brought was only huge if compared to the guy from a distance. But it was a big horse nevertheless.
"This is Stella." Prides introduced, forcing Lee to stop daydreaming, "She's almost twenty, but still in a good shape. Show me what you can!"
Lee glanced at him, then at the bearded little man, then sighed and mounted the horse. Of course, it was way easier compared to four years ago when he tried to ride a horse for the first time in this life, but he had to use all his power to make it look like he jumped on the tall steed effortlessly.
Obviously he did everything with emotionless expression, pretending to have done it every other day, but both spectators wrinkled their noses in displeasure from what they saw.
The moment Lee got on Stella, Skippy immediately let her go. Lee guided her around, making her walk in a circle, then urged to trot.
He had ridden a few horses in his lives, but in comparison this one could almost be considered a machine! To his great surprise, Lee realized Stella listened to his commands as if he was shifting gears on a motorbike and out of curiosity made her even gallop for a bit.