Dawn of the Grey Tower

This match between man and horse ended with Lothar's final victory. Although from the standpoint of one person and one horse, a lost stallion with a calm heart, and a man with a few days to come but won on the horse, it is really impossible to make it clear who is on both sides Is the real winner. The Earl ’s old injury did not heal, and this time he added a new injury, which was considered to be directly from the best in the squad to the one who was only better than the cheese, and he replaced his original position with a complex look. Figure.

When he saw Losa's return, Batu quietly released the tomahawk that the count had temporarily placed in his care in the afterglow of the cheese. The Falconer clearly recognized the gap between him and Lothar, and realized how stupid he felt that he had given birth to grow up over Lothar in such a short period of time. Of course, he can think that he was unable to tame or even dare to regard the horse that Rosa rides under the hips as the reason for his goal, because of caution. But the prairie man's pragmatism made him have to admit that, as a result, people would sing the earl of Montenegro who conquered the leader of the horse group, instead of carefully choosing a waterbuck man with a mare who was not particularly strong.

"Do you keep watching there, or help me get me off this demon's back?" The brown-red horse wandered in front of the crowd, covered with bruises and other scars, it looked terrible. Lothar sent a signal to his companions asking for help. In terms of tone, the Earl did not show any pride and complacency. He did not regard taming a horse as a merit, because all his actions were to help his companions, and to fulfill the responsibility of the stallion as a leader. .

"Are you going to call it a demon?" The cheese asked with a bit of amusement as he watched Atta and Batu get Lothar down from the horse, and since the count still had the strength to joke, it meant his injury Not as serious as it seems. In this regard, the mage and his old friends still have enough tacit understanding.

"Hmm ..." Lothar thought for a moment, then raised his hand to touch the side of the brown-red horse after standing on the ground, and shook his head gently. "I think it's better not to name it. You see, we It just needs horsepower temporarily, and there is no need to let it continue after the next tribe or after walking out of the grassland. So I think, do n’t leave too many human symbols on it. I wo n’t stay on the grassland It ’s been too long for it to follow me, although it may take some time to find a group of mares, but it still belongs here. "

Losa is not talking about emotions. Taming wild horses is one thing, but domesticating wild horses is another. For animals that were originally in the wild, being domesticated by humans means losing freedom while gaining food security, which is not acceptable to all living things. In the case of falconry, all domesticated eagles, including Naren, were carefully cultivated by the falconers from the time they were eggs. Therefore, they can be innately instinct and acquired with humans. Find balance during training. For those animals that originally lived in the wild, this matter is not so simple, hunger strikes, self-mutilation, and even violent wounds are common in the domestication of various wild animals. As a knight, Lothar has considerable knowledge of horses, so he knows that the difference between the tamed wild horse and the habit and habits of the horses born in the stable is much greater than a rein and saddle, the former ca n’t Leave the natural environment where you grew up.

Grey robe agrees with them. For them, horses or vehicles are just the tools used to reach their destination, regardless of the applicability of the tools, and they are forced to show the same state in all environments. Obviously Unreasonable. However, some people don't think so.

"It's your business to let it go, but I think you should give it a name. It helps you communicate with it." Batu did not intend to stop Lothar's idea, but he as a Animal buddy hunters also have their own experience and make recommendations based on this. This suggestion is very practical. Before a deeper connection is established, the name will be a very important medium of communication between humans and animals, although it may have two very different meanings in the eyes of the two parties.

Batu ’s words also make sense. Not only does Lothar and his new mount need to communicate by code, but others also need this thing to call this horse, so although Lothar is not very willing, he still tries to give this horse The brown-red stallion gave a name, "Then call you Harold IV, anyway, you have the same temper as III."

People who do not understand the meaning of this name are just confused, but it is not strange to name horses by their names. In some societies, pets raised by the upper classes not only have a richer life than ordinary people, but even have more humane names than them. But think about it, the so-called pets are only part of the will of their owners, so no matter what name they get, it just doesn't matter, it just reflects the taste of their owners.

I know, even the cheese familiar with the name of Harold is crying and laughing when he hears Lothar's words. He does n’t think it ’s because the Earl is expressing his dissatisfaction with the deceased blood axe in this way. On the contrary, it means that in Lothar ’s heart Considerable weight. It ’s no wonder that according to Lothar himself, the two people who had the most profound influence on his childhood were the ancestors of the lion Hern Siegert and the blood prince Harold III. Among these two people like his father The name of this one named this wild horse just shows how much I like this brown-red creature in the earl's heart.

"I called you Harold IV while I was on the prairie. I know you don't understand the name, it doesn't matter, it's just an insignificant code name. Yes, just like other insignificant code names." Earl Gently stroking the front face of the stallion and looking at each other's eyes, let his face reflect in that huge eyeball.

"Huh." Harold IV snorted, walked aloud to Lothar's side, and then extended his tongue and licked his hand.

"It seems that our horse problem has been solved. This is good news." The cheese wanted to clap hands as a sign of the conclusion, shrugging after realizing that his hands had not yet moved. His arms are now tied to his chest with straw rope to prevent the bones from growing randomly and getting out of shape when healed.

Companions, happy to solve the horse problem, Lothar and Batu are also actively deepening their friendship with their four-legged new friends. The mage, silently walked a few steps away, looked away and smiled. Ma's problem is only one of the easiest problems in their future, and solving this problem means that they have to face bigger and more difficult problems.

"Come on one by one, this is in a hurry."