They're coming to take me away; Zayn the meanie

[Zayn]

Either the boy is an idiot, or his parents never bothered to teach him the potential danger of horses they don’t know. Or possibly both - it stands to reason that a pair of horses with a bear for a son might not think their child in any particular danger. Such false confidence.

Zayn grins as the boy only pauses to think for a moment, then scrambles out of the water to follow him. Finally, one of his plans is working. Finally, he’s getting the upperhand.

He turns away from the boy, and with a jovial “follow me,” heads in the direction of the Chamber. He keeps his pace slow, to let the boy keep up, and every once in a while glances back to make sure that the child is following.

He can’t wait to get back to the Chamber. What a nasty surprise the boy is in for …

ZAYN

I'm an ugly mess

You don't have to reply to this, I just wanted to add an official 'end' to this thread. I'll post to Sib in the Chamber next.