"Bah. He won't mind an oddity. He's seen far more unusual beasts in his time." Stepping to the side, he let the horse mover forward. He'd trained this animal years ago to be able to accept other people and so this was no trouble at all. Of course he would never let anyone other than himself ride him or to have the King on his back holding that person but Iskandar did prefer it that way. It ensured that he would always be on the horse's back and that it was unlikely the great beast would be taken from him.

"Come. Show me where we stay tonight! I am already eager to speak with my new friend." Optimist? That was a good word for him.