I groaned, laying on my horse. "Siegfried! I'm bored!" I complained. He was leading my horse since I wasn't. "I wanna play!" I told him, even though I knew he wouldn't listen. The others were giving me comforting looks, looks that said they understood.
"Hush Gilbert. We're almost there."
"You said that three days ago, you bastard!" I shouted at him, crossing my arms and frowning at him. "Clearly you're lying!"
"I'm not lying Gilbert." I huffed before laying back down on my horse.
"I'm still bored."
"Why don't you take a nap?" Siegfried asked.
"Because I'm bored! I wanna play!"
"What do you see that's blue?" asked one of the men behind us. I sat up, smiling. At least they were trying to entertain me. I looked around before spotting the sky.
"The sky!" I shouted happily.
"Yes! Point one for you!" I smiled.
"What do you see that's… brown?"
"Horse?"
"Uh uh." I shook my head. "Try again."
"The trunk of a tree?"
"Yeah! Point one for you!"
"Thank you Yvo." Siegfried said. I looked at him.
"I'm hungry!" I called at him. He sighed.
"You ate two hours ago Gilbert. Wait until the sun is at it's highest and we'll have lunch."
"I hate you! You don't care if I'm bored do you?" I whined. "I wanna be there now!" I complained.
"Gilbert, complain one more time and I'll give you something to complain about!" He was angry. Good. He should be!
"Like what? What can you do that would make this situation worse?" I spat at him.
"Watch your attitude, boy!" He demanded. I crossed my arms and glared at the dirt.
"You're the one who's being a big grump, you dumb ass!"
"One." He's counting. He's being serious. I turned around on my horse and laid down, hanging my legs and arms over the horse's sides. Then I got an idea. I stood up on the horse, showing off my balancing skills. The men clapped. I beamed. I lifted on leg and put it down when I started to wobble.
I smirked when I caught sight of a rabbit a while later. I jumped from my horse and, arms outstretched, I chased the rabbit. I wanted to pet it. The rabbit didn't notice me until I was close to it. It started bounding away and I chased after it!
"Gilbert Beilschmidt! Get back here now!" I turned around to see Siegfried had stopped moving. I headed back, scuffing my feet on the ground. I was picked up by one of the new men and placed back on my horse. We started moving again. "Stay on your horse, Gilbert!" Siegfried scolded. I laid against my horse, frowning.
"Don't pout Gilbert, I'm sure it'll get more fun when we reach our destination." One of the men said.
"Let the child pout if he wants. It will change nothing." Siegfried told them.
"Siegfried?"
"Yes?"
"I'm sorry." I told him, looking at him.
"I forgive you Gilbert. I'm trying to get us there as soon as possible. I promise you that." I laid down and closed my eyes to take a nap, like he suggested.