Thieves of Wind

Your legs lock and you stand there despite Nicholas yanking at your reins, begging you to move, move damn it! But you don't, your just a horse. Your too afraid of death to fight and have to much pride to tuck tail and run. Nicholas hands his money to the bandits but it wasn't enough, they drive the sword through his chest and he tumbles out of the saddle, one foot still caught in the stirrup. The larger and frankly more hairy of the two bandits laughed at the sight of a corpse bleeding heavily hanging from your side. The same bandit than slaps your flank and you take off, dragging Nicholas a few feet before he comes loose and you run into the woods. You eventually join up with a wild herd, manage to scrape off your bridle and saddle and live like a true rough and tumble mare. Good for you.