location: stables
with @lxighmadxson
When Hazel walked into the stables, the place seemed empty like she had initially hoped too. Having worked as the town's vet for that long, she knew the rough schedule of the place, which meant she knew the best time to drop by when one wanted to avoid people, which was her case. She didn't have anything against the people working there- if anything, they had the wellbeing of the animals as a common goal and that was enough for her to at try to get along with them. But in moments like this, she preferred to be alone, with the company she went there to find.
Lucky was the first to neigh when he heard the door open and her steps approach, as if sensing her presence. She approached him with a smile, her hand lovingly petting his chestnut back. "I've missed you too, boy," she said, even though he was old, had been for a while. Maybe that was why Jason didn't take him with him when he fled, but she would never know certainly.
The door opened again and Hazel's head turned to find Leigh walking in. "Hey, thought I'd check on the horses," she half-lied instinctively, unwilling to share the actual reason of her visit.