I've never owned one, either. [A matching pause.] Probably.
[Oh, but he remembers riding one--being dragged in the dust by one, making a horse his. But considering the logical cause-and-effect of that reality gives him a headache, so he pushes it out of mind, returning to the book with a slight frown on his face. He hasn't owned a horse, but he also has.]
The second top cause of death is getting kicked by a horse, you know. Second to malaria.
[That sounds patently untrue, but he's convinced. For some reason.]
I would suggest staying away from horses unless you want a new top cause of death.
no subject
[Oh, but he remembers riding one--being dragged in the dust by one, making a horse his. But considering the logical cause-and-effect of that reality gives him a headache, so he pushes it out of mind, returning to the book with a slight frown on his face. He hasn't owned a horse, but he also has.]
The second top cause of death is getting kicked by a horse, you know. Second to malaria.
[That sounds patently untrue, but he's convinced. For some reason.]
I would suggest staying away from horses unless you want a new top cause of death.