" Why the hell was I telling him all this? Because he was being nice to Batman . . . that was why, as stupid as it sounded. He had a soft touch with the horse and that meant something to me. Cruelty to animals—especially those who needed us to care for them—was not a quality I tolerated in other people. I’d seen too many people haul off and beat an animal because they’d had a shit day. "
― Shannon Mayer , Witch's Reign (Desert Cursed, #1)