[He's heard similar things - that animals can pick up on whether or not a person is "good" or "bad". That they're afraid of the smell of blood. Considering it's something that tends to linger with him, regardless of whether or not anything actually smells like blood, he's equally grateful that he didn't just send the whole stable running.]

I'm also glad for that. I wish that I was able to have a little more time with them...

[With the horses, with the comrades who tend to them with him. That's depressos though, so MOVING RIGHT ALONG--]

Ours are warhorses, suited for battle. I have heard the temperament is different from the horses kept in stables by court nobles. Do you know if such a thing is true?