"Oh...!" Her ruby eyes glimmered with the sudden welling up of unshed tears as she read Bullseye's latest message. She picked him up again and hugged him close, sniffling. "Oh, Bullseye, of course I'm your friend. You're such a good little horse!" How could anyone just abandon him like this? It was too sad for words.

Gathering her composure (though she still had tears in her eyes as she lifted him up to her level of sight), she looked determined. "You can stay with me and my friends, okay? I don't want you here all by yourself!"