Deal, Recruitment, and Appointment

Stumped for a moment, Carter Slade then smiled bitterly. "So it's you."

He looked at his friend. "There's no need to be like that. He's just a little violent."

Luke reached out and aimed at the black net that was trapping the black horse. Sensing Luke's hand signal, the black net automatically unlocked and flew up.

As it flew back, the black net compressed back into its original cylinder form and fell into Luke's hands.

The black horse immediately got up and ran over to the old man. It shook its head and rubbed against its master, indicating that it had been bullied by this baddie again.

Carter Slade rubbed the horse's big head. "Alright, don't piss him off, because I can't either. Go back and get some sleep."

The black horse snorted angrily at Luke before it returned to the stable.

However, it gave Luke a wide berth.