She didn’t yell at him, which was nice but unexpected given how ridiculously he’d just behaved in front of her. Şahin rarely assumed anything but he hadn’t been expecting quite so much calm from the pretty dark mare standing on his beach. Maybe he was getting to old to shock others. Ha. Old. He chuckled to himself and then realized the mare had not heard his joke and if she didn’t think he was nuts before, she probably did now. He coughed once and flicked his tail in a semblance of nonchalance.

“Well, you could find food and water in there, but also large bugs. Enormous ones, with great whirring wings. I’d recommend you walk the beach, as I’m going to, and wait until the jungle calms down and more natural territory is evident. There are plenty of pools and grass in the main area of the territory. The bugs are a lot less large, also, if that’ll persuade you.” He wrinkled his nose as he looked at the thick forest again and snorted. No thank you, he’d stay where the sun shone full and he felt like he could breathe. The air was far too oppressive in those trees and he really wasn’t kidding about the bugs. They were probably harmless but that didn’t make them appealing to him.

Şahin glanced at the girl again. “So. You up for a long walk on the beach?” he asked with a jerk of his head.