087 - [Voice]
[There's a soft whinny, a horse, and then a soft clip-clop as the beast is lead out of its box and into the yard. A nervous laugh off to the side, Valeria's.]
W-What are we doing?
[To those who know him, there's a minute smile in Sheik's voice.]
Valeria, come and stand here.
[Silence. Terrified silence.]
Come and stand by me. It's alright. He's very placid.
Alright...
[She can be heard taking tentative steps, and there's the shift of leather and gentle chink of metal.]
Closer. Come on. Trust him. He's a good horse.
Do I have to?
Yes. Put your hand there -
- why? -
- right there. Like that, yes, and now -
[And there's a sudden yelp and a quick shift as Sheik lifts her fluidly into the saddle.]
SHEIK! Sheik! Sheik, get me down! This is not funny, Sheik!
[A firm smack to the rump, and the warhorse shoots off at a canter
And Sheik might just be laughing, very quietly. And Valeria shrieks in the background.]
W-What are we doing?
[To those who know him, there's a minute smile in Sheik's voice.]
Valeria, come and stand here.
[Silence. Terrified silence.]
Come and stand by me. It's alright. He's very placid.
Alright...
[She can be heard taking tentative steps, and there's the shift of leather and gentle chink of metal.]
Closer. Come on. Trust him. He's a good horse.
Do I have to?
Yes. Put your hand there -
- why? -
- right there. Like that, yes, and now -
[And there's a sudden yelp and a quick shift as Sheik lifts her fluidly into the saddle.]
SHEIK! Sheik! Sheik, get me down! This is not funny, Sheik!
[A firm smack to the rump, and the warhorse shoots off at a canter
And Sheik might just be laughing, very quietly. And Valeria shrieks in the background.]