giddy up pony into the sunset we go

"That heathen will say anything to make a profit." At this Jupiter's brows rose. So was he saying - yes saying, because he was a talking horse after all - he wasn't a smart horse? The statement amused Jupiter but he thought better about making a quip at the horse's expense. After all, he wanted to keep this beast and mocking him probably wouldn't help his cause.

As for the statement about them all being smart, Jupiter wasn't sure he should put much stock in it. As a whole they sure didn't seem very smart. His true feelings bubbled to the surface and he fixed the horse with a critical expression. "Odd game plan seeing as intelligence might upgrade you from prey to something else. I mean, you're alive and uneaten right now for that very reason." No way that viking lady would have gone through the trouble of keeping and selling him if he'd been "just another horse".