My simple desires? He thought. It wasn't like wanting to be human again could be a simple desire. Nobody ever really had to think about staying human after all! Not unless they offended the Lares and Penates in their homes. And Kolt hadn't recalled doing that exactly. Maybe he should have given more offerings, but the servants had always taken care of that sort of thing.
"Minor Gods, wouldn't save you coming to me, Kolt. Don't be absurd." Yorvet said, jumping onto Kolt's back in one smooth motion, causing him to start and nearly bolt.
He gnashed his teeth against the bit. He hated having someone on his back! It was worse than pulling the wagon. By far. Even more worse to be kicked into a run. He hardly was graceful at it.
"That's because you need more practice Kolt!" Yorvet said with a chuckle.
Lares and Penates - 1: household gods 2: personal or household effects.
Added Info -The phrase "lares and penates" is at home in the elevated writings of scholars. A classicist could tell you that Lares and Penates were Roman gods once worshipped as guardians of the household, and an avid Walpolian might be able to tell you that his or her favorite author (Horace Walpole) is credited with first domesticating the phrase to refer to a person's possessions. In the centuries since Walpole used "lares and penates" in a 1775 letter to the English poet William Mason, the phrase has become solidly established in the English language, and it continues to be used by authors and journalists today.
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