Flare's hesitation came from several memories. The most prominent was a stud breeding her then vanishing without a trace. She had searched but never found him and had lost the foal in addition. The Arabian had never learned that her stud had been killed and eaten.Sage could sense her hesitation. Thoughts flooded his mind as he wondered why.
The gray mare returned after a while. Standing near Sage, she stared at him. "Are you going to just up and leave after mating with me?"