“Whoah, you went straight to gender? Bold choice.” Gray grinned—after, of course, trying to dance away from Javic’s hair mussing. “I’ve only just started trying to explain it to Gwen back home—part of my team, resident gopher. I would have started with non-monogamy…”

When the horse comes into view, Gray’s eyes go wide with awe—where the lady in question is currently standing, head stretched over her stall door, tail swishing eagerly behind her as she snorts in delighted greeting.

“Wow…Jav, she’s beautiful!” Gray breathes, stepping away from his side to walk up to the stall a little faster. “Hey, Estelle…you’re so pretty!”