When Asher was done saving his face, Ray found himself a lot closer still. Witnessing the birth of a baby horse might have disgusted him at first but he couldn't deny there was something almost nice about it.

A residual smile from his snowball attack was still on his face when he shrugged a shoulder. "I can save the moment," Ray told him, leaning in without thinking. When he realized what he was about to do, he rocked back an inch, and then another, and another. "We should check on the uh, puledro."