The Land of the Half-Horses

The Sand House on the Sand Beach

"Please come in. I'll get the tea started."

The inside of this sand house isn't that bad. It's as big as my quarters on the ship, and has even more space. All the needs of a house in one room. The kitchen in one corner, sand couch in another, the outside door in another, then a stair case going down in the last corner. I can only assume it leads to his bedroom.

"So what brings you all the way out here stranger." Steven said as he puts a kettle on a sandstone stove with burning coals underneath it.

"I'm actually shipwrecked, so to speak." I hive a sad light chuck at the end.

"Oh really now? I didn't see any ships crash?"

"Well we were on an exploration of unknown lands. I think I'm the only one who.. who survived." I said with a little sorrow under my breath.

"That's very unfortunate. My condolences for the fallen crew." Steven let out a sigh as if to think of the lost ones. He then hands me a slice of bread with honey on it. For a turtle pony he sure know how to treat a guest.

I took a seat on the couch and looked out the window. It wasn't really a window. It was just a hole in the wall roughly covered with a stick frame and leaf shingles. Upon looking out of the aforementioned window, I noticed a dark figure jump from tree to tree. "Hey Steven, you don't happen to have any friends that are part monkey?"

"No. Why?"

Before I could say anything a small cat slams me in the face through the window. Which it proceeds to scratch me.

"AHHH Get this thing off!" I scream for help.

All Steven did after that was a bit unexpected. He ran up to the window and proceed to yell. "Dang it Countess! I said to stop throwing cats into my house! Bah"

Steven tore the cat from my face then patted it out the door. He then handed me a leaf telling me to cover the scratches. Steven must be a doctor of some kind. The cuts heal almost instantly, but not without a lot of stinging.

"Mind explaining to me why I got a cat thrown at me?" I asked a tad ticked off.

"Not now, we need to go for a walk. I have some business to attend to."

"Just drag me everywhere why don't you." I mumble.

And we forgot the tea...