"There, there Gandalf," Johnny said to the animal as he pet it along its side.  "I'm on your side, wise one."

Johnny saddled up the horse and leapt onto it, only to immediately fall off the other side and eat dirt.  

"Ah, what the hell Gandalf!  What's with your horse Reena!?"

Ethan smirked as he looked to Reena.  "Sounded like a good plan on paper..."

Johnny gave it another go, this time with success.  He trotted Gandalf around the group as he attempted to get a feel for it.  

"Okay, so we go raid this guys place," Johnny started, while simultaneously trying to regain control of the horse.  "What if he's there and tries to kill us?  Do we just...kill him?"

Ethan got on one of the other horses with relative ease and waited for the others.

"We should at least try and see what happened at the entrance blockade," Ethan suggested.  "If I'm to find my wife, that would be a good starting point.  We could also see what we're up against, if anything."

"What's that!?" Raven suddenly blurted out coming down from the porch.  She pointed to the sky, which revealed a long trail of smoke just beyond the trees.

"Looks like trouble," Johnny said.

"Someone could need our help," Ethan added.  "It's a large fire.  Maybe a sign?  It looks like it's on the way."

"I'm thinking...trouble," Johnny said again.  "Fuck it, whoevers coming, lets get this over with while we have daylight."

It took him a brief moment, but he finally got the horse moving in the right direction.