The Boy and his Warhorse (book)

The Boy and his Warhorse is the first book in the series of the same name which is set in the Mystic Woods universe and is published by Penguin Books. The book was first published in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2007, and was distributed worldwide the following month.

Meeting the Warhorse
Alexander O'Nile, a young boy who dreams of becoming a warrior, is out pretending to be a knight with his friend Pan Vane when he is called on by his mother, Jezebel, who asks him to fill a jug of water. Alexander takes the jug and heads out to a nearby river where he sees a large black horse with a red mane drinking from the same river. Alexander tries to approach the horse but it runs from him in fear.

The next morning, Alexander is sent to fill the jug again and sees the same horse, this time simply standing on the sidelines and watching it before it walks away. After these two encounters, Alexander decides he wants to try to befriend the horse, waiting at the crack of dawn until the time is right and walking back to the river, once again seeing the horse drinking. He approaches it with an apple and feeds the horse, managing to gain its trust.

He takes the horse back home, where it's revealed Jezebel and Pan have been waiting for him extremely worried. At the sight of the horse, Pan is taken aback and reveals that the horse is known as a "Warhorse", which were known to be some of the most magically gifted animals on the planet, much to Jezebel and Alexander's shock.

Characters

 * Alexander O'Nile
 * Crimson
 * Jezebel O'Nile
 * Pan Vane
 * Alisha Noborn
 * Vincent O'Nile
 * Duke Francis
 * General Jackson