Down the road || testacalda
It wasn't uncommon for Antonio to visit the stables. In fact he was one of the few contestants, in his opinion, that spent more time with the horses than he did the actual people participating in the competition. It was only that his black stallion was unused to his surroundings still, despite the fact they'd been their for weeks and he was beginning to tire of his stall. He almost felt bad for the creature. Today he was going to treat him with some goodies and a ride.
He didn't expect to have a guest that morning, as he was just feeding his horse an apple. The man Antonio met was relatively his height with piercing eyes. His scowly expression made him smile almost instantaneously, without even thinking to do so, and Antonio called out to the young man. "Ayy, what brings you here so early?"