promise of safety -- open

Alex blinked, snapping out of his trance when Suite waved a paw in front of his face, immediately dropping the rabbit he was holding. He rubbed his eyes, offering a sheepish smile to her and Oni soon after. He wasn't quite sure of how long he'd been staring off into the trees, or how ridiculous he probably looked. "No, not a ghost. I hope not." He was not a fan of the dead stubbornly walking the earth, ethereal or not, so he hoped there was no hauntings to be had around here. Though he wouldn't have been all that surprised. It was just....so strange here sometimes. "There was something out in the wood." Brown eyes scanned over the tree line again, squinting slightly. He wasn't crazy, and couldn't say he was one to hallucinate. Lord knows what was in those trees.

"Suiteheart, do we have any....horses around here?" He asked, looking back at her and her son hiding down by her paws, a sight that earned a genuine smile. How precious for someone who declared battle against the sun and was quick to pick up on vulgarity. He couldn't exactly do the same, he could carry them both though, probably. "If I find a ghost, I'll be sure to tell you."

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