[ listen!! he didn't learn every single horse's name aside from like, ingrid's pegasus and his own horse, but he's starting to regret that a little now after dorte huffs straight into his hair. it's fine, he deserves it. anyway, now he's looking over marianne, belatedly making sure she's fine too. which, no one can blame him for really, like, this island is wild(tm) and a part of him wonders if she'll be okay with... everything. not that he doesn't think marianne can't take care of herself, but she's always been so reserved? and given how this place operates, maybe it'll take some time to get used to. ]

It's part of this island's magic, [ he waves a hand, absently running his fingers through dorte's mane. ] Haven't really figured out how it works just yet, but like a few weeks ago, a bunch of cats and dogs that hung around the monastery just showed up suddenly. Probably the same thing happened to Dorte here.

[ but that doesn't matter right now, because marianne is here and there are probably some things he should ask her and other things he needs to explain. timeline shenanigans, what a trip. at least this is going better than his reunion with hilda, though. small blessings. ]

Aw, I missed you too, buddy. [ he's gonna plant a smooch right on his cheek. who's a good horse?? you are. that's likely a rare sight, and even rarer is the softer, more genuine smile he gives marianne. ] And hey, it's nice to see you again, Marianne. I know it's kind of a lot to take in, but you let me know if you need anything, okay? There's a few of us here from home too, so you're not alone.