Ivor and Andreas had failed to lessen Bonnie’s competitive spirit and desire to conquer the challenge. On the contrary, those feelings grew more intense when they tried to stop her. Bonnie was always like that. The more others thought something was impossible, the more she wanted to do it.
Ivor could only nod and agree, “All right, you can try it. Still, you must be calm.”
Andreas realized the couple was adamant about it. He said, “Thoroughbreds are on the left side of the ranch. Follow me.”
“All right,” Bonnie responded smilingly.
Soon after, they reached the thoroughbred stable. Then, Bonnie saw something and yelped in surprise, “Whoa! That horse looks unique! It’s white all over, but the fur on the center of its forehead is brown. It’s rare to see such a thoroughbred. It has to be one of the biggest horses in the world!”
Andreas helplessly palmed his forehead. “You have keen eyes, Bonnie. That’s the finest thoroughbred in the ranch but also the hardest to tame. I tried to do it, and it almost bucked me! I kept trying for a week, but it was useless. I ended up picking another thoroughbred for myself.”
Bonnie rubbed her palms as a desire to tame the horse filled her eyes. “All the more reason for me to try. Still, let’s not rush it. I’ll try to bond with it and see how it feels about me.”
Andreas still thought this thoroughbred was too wild to tame, so he tried to talk Bonnie into picking a different one, “Bonnie, believe me when I say it doesn’t want anyone riding it. It’s simply too prideful. I think the right person to train it hasn’t been born to—”
Before he could finish, he froze.
Bonnie had already approached to pat the white thoroughbred. Surprisingly, it did not react poorly and instead rubbed its head on her hand. It looked like a different horse and was nothing but docile toward Bonnie.
Andreas felt embarrassed when he recalled his previous comments about the horse. Simultaneously, he was confused.
“I remember it kicking around when I tried to tame it. It was like the horse looked down on me. Now, it looks much more docile. How frustrating!”
Andreas had suffered when he tried to tame it. He even went home with injuries for a whole week. He had to give up taming it because it was too hard. However, Bonnie only needed to pat the horse to tame it.
‘Does that mean the horse genuinely looked down on me before?’
Ivor watched and analyzed, “Maybe it’s attracted to Bonnie because it senses how formidable and capable she is. In that sense, animals typically have the same instincts as humans.”
Although Andreas thought he had mastered Pyralian, he needed help understanding what Ivor meant.
“Huh? What do you mean, Ivor? I know how formidable and capable Bonnie is, but how can a horse distinguish a normal person from a capable one?”
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