The superlight eye in the dream watched the unkind human flee, and there was nothing unusual on its surface, but standing in the dream, I could feel the unwillingness and helplessness from the demon power of the eight horses.

"You hate humans. I said, "I kind of understand why you were so cold when you first met me." ”

"Perhaps. "If I hadn't met that child, I'm afraid I really hate humans, but I can't say for sure now." ”

That kid? The kid that Flip Feather said?

At this time, Chaoguang's dream suddenly darkened, and the night fell, and the horses gathered together quietly, standing and resting.

There was a rustling sound in my ears, coming from the bushes not far from the horses.

Horses are sensitive animals, and even in their sleep, they can sense the wind and grass around them, and the superlight in the dream immediately catches the discordant sound, and also looks at the trees, full of vigilance.

It's worried about another uninvited guest. I thought to myself.

"Oops, finally found it. "I didn't expect a human voice to come from the bushes again, but it sounded like a... Child?

Chaoguang was visibly startled when he heard the human voice, and ran to the bushes in the blink of an eye.

A pair of small hands brushed aside the bushes, revealing a sleek head and round eyes—sure enough, a boy who looked to be only ten years old.

I didn't expect the other party to be a child, Chaoguang was also stunned for a moment, and the hostility was significantly reduced, but its pitch-black and tall body didn't look so much at night... Docile.

"Ahh

However, the exclamation just now has woken up all the wild horses, everyone has only been attacked by humans not long ago, and it is inevitable that they will overreact - the horses are fiercely stepping on their hooves, panting for fear and even neighing slightly, if it is not for Chaoguang to calm the horses with his eyes in time, I am afraid that this child would have been accidentally injured by the frightened horses.

"What is this kid—" I couldn't help but ask, even though I already had some of the answer in my mind.

The human beings who can appear in the superlight dream realm are definitely not people who have only one side.

Before Chaoguang could answer, what happened next surprised all the horses - including the dream of Chaoguang, of course.

I saw that the beautiful red mare stepped forward gently, without the slightest fear, it slowly walked to the position side by side with Chaoguang, as if it did not hear Chaoguang's warnings again and again, it looked at the boy, leaned down gently, rubbed the boy's bald head with its head, and showed a different kind of emotion in its eyes, which was a kind of gentle emotion when seeing relatives.

"Sunset," the boy whispered, reaching out to touch the red mare, but withdrew his hands under Chaoguang's unfriendly snort.

The red mare looked at Chaoguang, their eyes and expressions constantly changing, as if they were communicating in a silent language. Superlight went from impatience to puzzlement at first, and finally, the black steed turned and silently left the bushes, and at its signal, the other horses also returned to silence and closed their eyes again to rest.

"That child is the former owner of Sunset. "Sunset, that's what he gave it a name, and it's said that its red fur is as beautiful as Sunset. ”

“... Is that red mare a domestic horse?" I didn't expect that to be the answer.

"Sort of," Chaoguang said, "Sunset has been cared for by this child since birth, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they grew up together, but it is not the same as ordinary domestic horses, this child is also a natural child, and his way of life is not the same as that of humans like you." ”

"Nature's child... "I feel like I'm on the 100,000 whys again.

"That's how you humans describe it? I guess that's right, this boy has been nourished by nature since birth, living under the stars like us, picking grass and dew for food, and it is said that his family also hunts for food, but they follow the laws of nature and can even understand our language. Chaoguang said, "Horses that live with such humans are closer to the natural state." ”

"The red horse... Sunset, it doesn't look like she left this boy on her own initiative. "I saw in my dream that the red horse greeted the boy cordially, and the boy kept caressing his companion and speaking in a language I couldn't understand.

"It's just lost," Chaoguang paused, "it's better to say that it was stolen." ”

Its words reminded me of the people with guns in the last dream.

"Sunset's kind of wild horse is very popular, and someone took advantage of the boy's family to forcibly take Sunset," Chaoguang said, "Sunset is the kindest horse I have ever seen, maybe it has something to do with living around humans for too long, and it has an inexplicable trust and tolerance for humans, as can be seen from the fact that it told me not to hurt poachers just now." But it can still tell what is advantageous and what should escape, and it seems that not long after Sunset was stolen, it sneaked out of the night. ”

"Instead of going home, it came to the herd by mistake. I said.

"Well, yes, its former home wasn't a fixed place, it was always on the move," Chaoguang said, "but it didn't give up, and choosing to join the herd was only a temporary choice to keep itself safe." ”

“... Did you know before you entered the herd that Sunset wouldn't stay in the herd for long?" I asked.

"Of course you know, there are no secrets in the herd. The dream of the superlight kept looking at the boy and the red mare from afar, "But what I didn't expect was that the human... That kid really came to look for the sunset, the night in the highland meadows is not safe for such a boy, and it is possible to die if he is not careful. ”

Ultralight, human beings also have feelings. I said in my heart.

"Of course I know that humans have feelings, too, but that should only be for their own kind, right?" asked Chaoguang.

"Not really. I looked at it in my dream, "Humans certainly have feelings for their own kind, but not just humans. Feelings arise between all companions, whether humans or other animals and plants. ”

Even youkai. I thought silently.

"Even if you know that it might not work out, or that you will put yourself in danger?" asked Chaoguang again.

"I'm not sure all humans do," I replied, "but there must be someone who does something incredible for his partner, like this boy who risked his own safety in search of Sunset, for whom Sunset must have something extraordinary." ”

Superlight didn't answer, and the dream gradually fell silent, and the quiet night sky slowly whitened, except for the occasional whisper of the boy and Sunset.

(End of chapter)