That new mare was really a handful. It took Hermod an extra hour in the paddock with her just to get her comfortable with the bridle. He hated to think how long it was going to take to get her to accept a saddle. That was really going to be a long day.
He walked into the ranch house and started taking his shirt off. He had never wanted a shower so badly in his life. Except after that trip to Niflheim. This was almost as bad. He was sweaty and dusty. The mare had knocked him off his feet more than once. He might have to keep this one. He was starting to want to. She was feisty and he was finding out that he liked feisty females.
He had stripped out of all of his clothes before he had reached the bathroom. He turned on the water, letting it run as hot as he could stand. The bathroom quickly filled with steam. Hermod stepped under the water with a happy sigh. It was about then that he realized that someone else was in the house.
“Um, hello?” He stepped back out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist. “Bragi? Is that you?” He really hoped he wasn’t going to have to fight an intruder while naked.