“LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED. This young lady tried to ride a horse, or so she thought. The horse wasn’t an animal, but one of our warriors. He begged her to get down, but she didn’t understand and instead gripped tighter on his mane. Well, long story short, she fell to the ground after a long altercation.” Sebastián had a smug look on his face as he spoke. Somehow, he liked the idea of Carmelita’s friend being tortured to death.
“That isn’t true. It was a horse. I am telling you, it looked like a horse.” Natalia argued with him with all her remaining strength.
Carmelita hugged her tightly while caressing her back. “Shh, you’re safe now. Did he hurt you?” she asked with concern. Her eyebrows furrowed as she helped her friend sit down in a chair. Then she turned back to Sebastián, who w
