The horse gets about the same reaction as the dire wolf last time these two met. Ixis Naugus squints as if in disbelief and suspicion at the sight of it. "Your pasha looks...bizarre. Grotesque even." You know, in case you didn't notice. You're welcome.

"And of course I wished to be here to defend the Nexus! It is my home now, for better or worse! Who else is better equipped or qualified to be its greatest line of defense? However, fret not, Sir Snow. I shall be putting all my energy towards investigating the reasons the anti-violence fields fails and shore up whatever issue it seems to be having."