"What so funny about a horse?" Nicaise asked, a touch defensive. There weren't cars in his world, just horses to carry someone across far distances. He'd ridden them before, he'd just never had one that belonged to him. The Regent gifted him with other things.

Nicaise did not even pause outside the apartment, well used to it's height and strange look by now. He lead Liesel through the lobby and to the elevator, pressing the button to bring it down. The doors slid open and Nicaise went in, picking Toulouse up in case anyone joined them. He'd learned that not everyone appreciated having a small dog sniff around their legs. Once Liesel was inside he pushed the button for the top floor, the doors closing.

"My mother never would have allowed it, either," he said with a tiny smile. He tried not to think of her often, and his smile disappeared soon after. "Here it seems that people keep all sorts of animals. At the pet store they even had turtles you could buy."