17 The Inscrutable Horse (1/2)

They arrived near the entrance at the dawning of the next day. They didn't waste time and started searching everywhere to findthe lady. After looking around for thirty minutes, Mudho started smelling something. It immediately beckoned Ochieng' to follow it. The bloke followed obediently.

The bird nodded in approval. It had left the two to search a little because it knew they were close. It had started worrying about the fellows' abilities and wanted to help when they found the right path. It was lost in the celebration that she failed to realise that something was wrong down there.

Mudho who was tracing the scent of the human suddenly felt a strange smell and before it could figure out what it was, it saw a beast resembling a horse flying over. The horse looked very strong. It was blue in color with eyes that were extremely red and had two white horns on top of its head. Its mane and tail were yellow. It also had a blue pair of wings. It looked beautiful but the air around it suppressed the breathing of the two.

”The inscrutable horse!” Mudho promulgated in fear.

”What makes you fear it that much? ” Ochieng' asked skeptically.

”This horse is actually the strongest beast in the forbidden land. It is savage and callous to everything moving around it. It is the smartest beast here. It has the ability to read what is in one's mind and heart. The reason why it is feared so much is the fact that it can produce fatal lightning from those eyes of it.”

”I think with me here you shouldn't fear it, right? ” The young man couldn't understand.

”This horse is quite different from ordinary beasts in the forbidden land. It is believed to have lived for over two thousand seasons. Actually, its descendants are ordinary horses and it was also an ordinary horse as well but became to be what it is by coincidentally consuming a particular fruit. I don't think your aura will have any effect on it.” The beast explained bit by bit.

Ochieng' could only suspire when he heard what Mudho said. The animal dreaded him a little but sat confidently on Mudho who had stopped a minute ago waiting for the beast to draw closer. It halted in front of them.

”What are the two of you doing here?” It asked apathetically.

Ochieng' was wondering why Mudho didn't answer this time. It had always acted as the spokesperson of the two of them. Why could it remain quiet at this moment? He was not bewildered for long because he started feeling wet on his derriere. When he looked down, he was surprised to see Mudho perspiring andquivering in fear.

”We are just wandering around.” He decided to answer. He then jumped from the Mudho and stood one on one with the other beast.

”Wandering around? I see, you must be strong enough to do so... ”

”You do not have to remind me that.” he interrupted perplexing the beast.