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He led us into the warm stables where the smell of hay was a welcome relief from the stinging scent of pine. Stalls stood on either side of a wide hall, and I noticed that most of them were empty. Two young men were cleaning out the old hay and putting down fresh beds for the steeds.
The young men glanced up from their work. One of them narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips at us. The other tightened his grip on his broom and looked down at the floor. Kyrios nodded his head at the attentive young man and he resumed his work.
A group of four sturdy horses stood in a long stall chewing a fresh helping of grain. They looked up at us as we approached, and one of them clacked its teeth at me.
I stopped five feet from the stall door and wrinkled my nose at the rude beast. "I don't
