Careful. You might just find yourself under a horse pile when you least expect it. [ The corners of his mouth quirk slightly; maybe his horse collection here isn't as vast but there's enough for an emergency horse cuddle sesh if need be. ]

Thanks.

[ And maybe... the idea of perhaps eventually taking him up on that doesn't feel quite so terrifying - and that's what scares him. Would Stolas still feel that way or want anything to do with him if he knew what he did?

His brief reverie is broken and the fleeting darkness dissipates. His smile softens at the nickname. Before he'd thought that it had been mocking - just another way to degrade and treat him like an itty bitty imp. Now Blitz knows better. ]

You haven't called me that in a long time.

[ ... ]

So that's definitely a yes, then. In case me wanting to ask the same thing didn't make that clear; I want to go with you.