Ever since the events that lead to him helping saving the kingdoms princess that was trapped by an evil witch while trying to catch a crooked thief Maximus, the horse to the captain of the guards, had been promoted to become the new captain of the guards.
What that meant was that he was supervising over all the kingdoms soldiers and horses, making sure that they were all in shape and that their equipment was of best quality. He made a system for patrols to walk around in the city at both daytime and nighttime to make sure that the streets was remaining safe for the town citizens. He inspected and tested all kind of new weapons that was made by the city blacksmiths to se if it was good enough for mass-producing. He even invented obstacle courses and fitness programs to make sure that everybody was in the best shape possible, both men and horses. When he was done it didn’t exist any soldier or horse that wasn’t in perfect shape, except for one. Him.
Being so busy doing all kinds of inspections, planning’s and approvals to do Maximus never got a chance to have time to do the same kind of training as his fellow horses, and that had the consequences of him becoming a bit more “unfit” then the others. Since all his work barley contained times of him moving from one place to the other Maximus body became very relaxed. The fact that the other things he did when not working was eating and sleeping didn’t help that much. When he eats his body didn’t move enough to be able to burn the extra calories it got, and when a workday was done he was usually so tired that he just went asleep without taking a chance to look at the changes his body was going through. He didn’t either wear any saddles or other horse cloths when working so he couldn’t feel how his growing body would have been making them tighter.
Even if he didn’t notice the changes of his body, everybody else did. All the soldiers and horses that where doing all their exercises and even the officers at the strategy meetings could see that Maximus wasn’t the same horse as before. To start with his neck was now much thicker and you could see a clear layer of fat making it bigger. His chest was puffing out and becoming wider by his weight. His legs while still being as thin and strong as of before, started to get absorbed by his fattening chest and belly. And speaking of his belly that was something. Like on all horses his belly was the number one sign that he was losing his shape. As is had gone from being one of his most thinnest and muscle filled area, to becoming big, round, and wide. Lastly every time he leaved a room everyone in it was greeted to his fatted up behind, that was like everything else bigger, wider, and full of fat.
While everybody very clearly noticing it they where all very afraid to tell Maximus about it. Being well known as the horse who legends tells about defeated a bandit gang of 20 persons all by himself made everybody afraid of what he would do to the one calling him fat. Even though he now looked like he could barley run a couple of yards before getting himself tired nobody wanted to take the risks.
But they didn’t have to worry because Maximus himself would very soon discover it on his own. What is it that makes Maximus finally realize what his body has become?
Maximus gets put into position as the new captain of the guards. His duties consist of inspecting every single soldier and horse is in top shape and their equipment is of good quality. Taking up so much time of his days Maximus doesn’t get time to keep himself in shape, but his new role doesn’t give him time to notice it either. Because of his men being a bit feared by their leader, no one dares to say anything to him about his weight. Until one day when something happens that makes it all sink in to him.
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