#hlandulstart

     “Must you step this way?” He furrowed his brow, pushing past, “Crowded streets are prone to broken toes.”

    “Oh my goodness--my apologies!” Saanvi patted her babe’s back--but a few months old--as he wailed. It seemed the trip has made his tummy upset. Though it wasn’t exactly the best greeting, receiving the business end of a baby’s throw up, “Let me help you clean up.”

     “Aye--watch your feet!” Since when had he been put into the position of father for every person that walked along? He supposed the large exterior didn’t assist in this assumption. With a grunt, he dismounted from his horse, sliding down a snowy slope, “The ice is thin, pup!”