#Vihar is an extremely wholesome & badass companion and I stand by this

[spirit-of-vengeance]

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In many AUs, Rozália's/Cindy's horse Vihar has grown to her so much that she became a recurring companion like Amber. The horse is in the 15-16th century verse, the Dancing through History verse and now, my current obsession: Western verse.

History:

Cindy's father emigrated from Hungary to America after the unsuccessful 1848-49 uprising, he was a lesser noble, only could save a few of his possessions and his two prized horses: a Lipizzan stallion and an extremely rare Akhal Teke mare. He married and had a daughter, thinking he could live a life free from the horrors of war but then shit happened (this will be expanded in an another headcanon post); both him and his wife died, both horses seized, he only could carry Cindy whom later became Karma out of the burning house before rushing back for his wife.

The horses mated while held captive in a few years, giving birth to a filly. Due to both parents being too old to be sold for good money for racing and by built they were incapable of physical labor, the snatchers shot the stallion after the filly was born, the mare killed after the young foal was half year old. Cindy heard about the auction she couldn't help herself. Her duel for Vihar was her first official gunfight at the age of 18; Now Cindy is 25, Vihar is 6; both of them in their peak physical prime. The name Vihar is also symbolic a little, Vihar means storm; and Karma is the lightning with her speed of her own.

About Vihar:

She is half Akhal Teke:

Half Lipizzan:

And here is she in her full glory:

This makes her the perfect combination of endurance, extreme speed and Akhal Teke is famous for their intelligence & great established relationship with their riders. Vihar is slightly built more sturdy than the Akhal Teke given by her Lipizzan heritage -she is still lean, thin mane and head but with more muscled body- but that doesn't hinder her speed too much. She also can withstand heat, deserts, needs low water consumption and a special trait: the skin is thin so the veins show through when under pressure and she can sweat blood when the smaller veins rupture due to the intense activity (not as harmful as it sounds).

Due to her first months spent in captivity, losing her parents, Vihar's temperament is similar to Cindy's she's as aggressive as a stallion, extremely protective of Cindy. She is more than willing to bite, trample or even kick if the situation wishes for it and only accepts Cindy as her rider.

The inseparable bond between them:

Cindy fully treats Vihar as a family member (now she's the only remaining family member of hers at the age of 25) , talks to her all time & she's sure she can understand at least half of it. When Vihar is scared/sad Cindy switches to Hungarian because her voice is actually smoother when using her mother language & when she won her through the duel she talked to her in Hungarian to contrast the language her captors used.

By growing up together into the bounty hunting business, Cindy is more than aware of her limits, capabilities, she knows when to push a little further given by the indication of the veins coming to surface. Instead of sharp commands she whispers in Hungarian to her, how she is the fastest, the best, she can push a little more as encouragement. Vihar excels in chasing, close combat🤣 endurance, dodging; sometimes it is like Cindy is riding a slippery cat instead of a horse. She is actually a world class racehorse despite coming from a mixed breed, so far no one managed to be faster than her. However high jumps aren't in her arsenal so Cindy always takes the longer route to avoid the obstacle instead of risking an injury (and losing the built up speed); long jumps where the momentum matters more are not as dangerous.

Cindy has recurring nightmares about being carried out from the burning house by her father with the promise he will be back with her mom; only they never came out and she watched their house burn to ashes. When she wakes up in a fright and cold sweat Vihar is always there to comfort her. One of Cindy's greatest fears is Vihar getting injured, almost all of her scars are a result of her standing between her and a bullet, knife or even bullwhip when a criminal was smart enough to catch on their deep emotional bond. But once someone dares to try to hurt her horse; hell is considered a dream compared to her wrath. Vihar is her last remaining family member and she viciously protects her from every harm and this gesture is mutual.

Other information:

Vihar is very expressive either verbally or non verbally, always answering when Cindy talks to her, seemingly understanding a lot.

Given by their emotional bond she can ride her without a saddle if the situation wishes for it and due to her acrobat heritage on her mom's side, Cindy can pull off some great stunts on horseback.

Cindy's aim, even during riding full speed is still legendary, she is in perfect sync of Vihar's movements, she knows exactly when, during which mid motion pull the trigger for a straight shot.

Vihar is afraid of snakes but really likes cats, even to the point of letting them sit on her back.

When surrounded, Vihar has learned that her hind leg kick can shatter skulls.

Cindy never lets her carry corpses -not like she even wants to do it in the first place- because she doesn't want to add foreign weight she's not used to & afraid of injuring her

#🦂 western au🔥| one shot; one kill #🔥headcanons🔥 | secrets of the fire #about time I finally made it into a normal organized headcanon #feel free to reblog #Vihar is an extremely wholesome & badass companion and I stand by this