[He's perhaps not the best person to test someone's comfort with strangers, and he does note how she startles in his presence. But to his credit, Sephiroth very rarely tries to be unfriendly. His stoicism might be off-putting to some, but he knows how to engage.

And, maybe, he's gotten a little better at it since his arrival in this new world.]

Volunteers are welcome, too. Some horses are more skittish than the others, but most of them enjoy the attention.

[He finds a brush nearby and picks it up.]

But no, I'm not an owner. I'm part of the Caden's military, and sometimes we take the horses out on patrol. [A beat. He supposes he should add:] I'm a Summoned, too.