When the conversation drifts to the horse, Doc realizes that he needs to name the animal before someone asks and he stammers and stutters his way into something he doesn't want.
What do you want, more than anything?
To see her. But you can't name the horse after her, that'll just get eyebrows.
What do you want, after that?
Paradise. El Dorado.
(The first name that comes to his mind is 'Cortés', but he changes it around to the easier to pronounce version of 'Cortez' before he actually speaks.)
"Thank you." He glances over his shoulder and looks at the horse. Even for only having him a few days, well, he has to admit that he's become quite attached to the gelding. He smiles a bit and nods. "And yessir, just 'bout three years. Name's Cortez, after the explorer. Figured if I was gonna be travelin' 'round a bit on him, might as well give him a name to fit the bill."
Doc strokes the horse's proud nose gently, before he turns back to Samuel.
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What do you want, more than anything?
To see her. But you can't name the horse after her, that'll just get eyebrows.
What do you want, after that?
Paradise. El Dorado.
(The first name that comes to his mind is 'Cortés', but he changes it around to the easier to pronounce version of 'Cortez' before he actually speaks.)
"Thank you." He glances over his shoulder and looks at the horse. Even for only having him a few days, well, he has to admit that he's become quite attached to the gelding. He smiles a bit and nods. "And yessir, just 'bout three years. Name's Cortez, after the explorer. Figured if I was gonna be travelin' 'round a bit on him, might as well give him a name to fit the bill."
Doc strokes the horse's proud nose gently, before he turns back to Samuel.