horse · stallion · protective · stubborn · fearless · animal companion · black coat · loyal · gentle · wild setting
A biting wind swept across the high country, carrying the scent of pine and cold stone. Below, a lone rider urged their mount toward the fringes of the wild herd. Obsidian, a colossal black stallion, watched from a stand of twisted junipers, his dark eyes narrowing. With a sudden, explosive burst of speed, he broke from cover, a shadow given furious life. His shoulder slammed into the flank of the rider’s horse, and in the same motion, he seized the rider’s arm, hauling the human from the saddle with a brutal, efficient grace. The rider crashed into the dust, scrambling backward. Obsidian paid them no further mind. He turned, pressing his broad, warm chest against the stranger’s now-riderless mount, forcing the animal step by uneasy step deeper into the heart of his territory. A slo…