Animals are intriguing (and cute).
Having had the matter of 'fancy stables' on the island recently having opened told to him, the mage had mused to himself that as he had answered to the person who talked to him about it - going over and trying to get used to horses was something he expressed an interest in, should he ever become strong enough to become a Dark Rider through the magical use of the greatly magic-imbued item called a 'Master Seal'. The fact you could ride on one of those fascinating steel boats - or a strange magical silver thing called a 'mohorail' - only attracted Laurent further to it all.
He could actually try to figure out one of those steel boats or the 'mohorail' while it took him to the second island, and then investigate the horses after that. At least, that was the theory - but the 'mohorail' he had decided to take was...faster than a pegasus, maybe (he'd never ridden on one, so he wouldn't know...) and given him little time to sit in awe about the advanced magics at work, and the sheer speed made him a little dizzy.
...Perhaps the wiser option was to stick to boats or teleportation magic, for the time being. Oh dear Naga...but getting some fresh air certainly helped, and seeing the horses moving around the large area kept for them was nice, too. One or two of them flicked their ears in vague interest at the human, as he carefully approached the fence.
"Hello, there, horses. Are you all having an eventful day?"
He wished he had saved a carrot or two, but no doubt that would spoil the food left out for them.
The horses gave a snort, and walked along.
"Ah? Nobody much has come along this way? I see. Would any of you like a rub behind the ears?"
Laurent proceeded to hold out a gloved hand, one of the smaller ponies snuffling and approaching slowly. Only, something spooked the small horse at the last moment, and it darted away from him.
Aw...wait. Turning, Laurent jumped in alarm at seeing someone was behind him.
Well...this was embarrassing.
"Oh my. ...H-how much of that did you hear, if I may ask?"
Talking to animals was probably seen as a silly thing to do, goodness.