Iulia winced at the thought of trying to learn to kill. She was a healer, not a killer. And then what he'd said about her people registered.
"I knew they were cruel, but I didn't realize they were so cruel to your people, and to these fine, magnificent animals." The pretty mare was snuffling at her hair (which was now falling out of its bun thanks to her losing her hairpins) and Aery giggled as the horse licked her. "I didn't know horses could lick." she murmured. "Of course, I'd never even seen a horse close-up, much less been on one, until just now."