ThecrowdstoodbackastheLongridermovedtocalmthenewanimal.Heknewthatinsidethehorse\'sheadwasahumanmind,trappedandunabletoexpressitself.Soonitwouldgocrazy.
Hesighedashelookedabouttherapidlyretreatingcrowd.Hewasdoneinthisvillage,notonetownhadeverhadanothermantryafterseeingwhathappenedtothefirst.
”I\'lltry,”saidavoicefrombehindhim.
TheLongriderturnedandsawayoungman,notmucholderthantheprincessherself.Herememberedthisyoungmanasbeingtheonlyonenottolaughwiththerestofthecrowd.
”I\'lltry,ifyou\'llletme,”herepeated.
”No,Remmy!”criedanolderwoman,forsomeofthecrowdhadalsoheardanddecidedtostop.
”Ihavetomother,it\'stosaveourkingdom.Besides,IthinkIknowhowtodothis.”TheboygavetheLongrideraquestioninglook,andtheLongridernodded.Thestakesweretoohigh,hecouldnotrefuseanyone.
Remmywalkedovertowheretheprincesslayinthedirt,crying,andcroucheddownbesideher.”Aponygirl,huh?”RemmysaidtotheLongrider.Thenhetookthereinsthatwereattachedtothegirl\'sbridleandstood,liftingherfacefromherarms.”Uplittleponygirl,let\'sgetalookatyou.”
Thecrowdwasreturning,mesmerizedbytheboy\'sactions.Weretheygoingtoseeanothermanturnedintoahorse?
TheLongriderremovedthebridlefromhisownsteed,andbegantoplaceitonGaspode,buthekeptacarefuleyeonwhatwasgoingon.
Remmykepturgingtheprincesstoherfeetinagentletoneandsoonthegirlrose,staringatthehandsomeyounglad.Remmywashappyandhebeganbrushingthedirtfromherbody.Histouchwasgentle,yetnolessinvasivetotheprincess.Still,hisvoicewascalmingandshefeltdrawnintohiswords.
”There\'sgoodlittlefilly,you\'reabeautifullittleponygirl,”hekeptsaying,hisvoicecalm,hisfaceagentlesmile.
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