Never before had I ever seen someone ride the way Cassim rode. It was as though he was part of the horse. When Sabeek turned Cassim moved his body in that direction. He moved with the stallion. He rode with such ease I wouldn't have believed it if I wasn't seeing it with my own two eyes.
He was the best rider I had ever seen, and I had seen the what were said to be the best riders in the Seven Deserts! Cassim was far greater than they had been!
When I asked him how he rode so well he chuckled and told me that his spirit was one with his horse's spirit. I asked him what that meant, and he chuckled again. He told me that it couldn't really be explained so I dropped the subject.
We stopped in nearest oasis that night. Cassim refilled his water bags and bought more supplies.
People were frightened and confused to see me with him. Before we went to sleep I decided to play a prank on Cassim.
I snuck up behind him and playfully pounced on him. He quickly caught on, and before I knew it we were playfully wrestling near the waterhole of the oasis.
Finally we stopped, breathing heavily. We noticed that people were staring at us.
Cassim sat up, laughed, and stroked me fur. I found myself purring as he stroked me! I purred quite loudly, too.
"Rajah, you could wake up anyone that's sleeping just by purring."
I forced myself to quiet down, but I still purred.