Exploration - Vadar

[Thorgal]

Already he was liking the stallion a lot. If it wasn’t the fact that he had come over to Roseen and Thorgal in the first place, then it was the compliments that won the colt over. Heart swelling with pride at hearing that the stallion thought his name was strong, he puffed his chest out a little bit with a confident grin. “Thanks!” He replied, tail raising happily. 

And as the stallion says his own name, Thorgal’s eyes beamed brighter (if that were even possible). “We’re on an adventure!” He replied with an excited hop, then pawed playfully at the stallion in return. The compliment towards his mother went completely over his head, however. Too young to even realize that another stallion may end up wanting her as their wife. But he chuckled, thinking about the question as more of a joke. He knew he was the one who needed protection, not his mother. But he did fancy the idea of things switching around someday. His mother wouldn’t stay young forever. But that was something he didn’t like to think about. 

But, the thought was entertaining, so he humored the stallion anyway. “That’s right! There’s no telling what kind of dangerous creatures are lurking about, waiting for the perfect opportunity to pounce,” he glanced from side to side with suspicion, as if he were on watch for such creatures, but his goofy grin gave him away. He spun around, looking across to the other side of the River, head low, ears raised with alert. “If anything tries to hurt momma I’ll tear them to shreds!” He looked back at Vadar from over his shoulder, giggling.