Behind backs
Hao Xuan's thoughts and intentions were seamlessly translated in a way that Grey could easily understand what he wanted to do without him saying a single word.
Grey was a contracted beast and their soul contract had achieved the highest rate of synergy out of all the others made before it. But whether it was because of the soul bond or Hao Xuan's own experiences extrapolated from the memories of countless lifetimes, at this moment in time they had become one.
Hao Xuan could feel everything Grey was going through as if it was his own body. From the moment his hoof left the ground till it returned to it, every single sensation was accurately and instantly sent back to him.
And similarly Grey could sense what Hao Xuan needed even when he didn't.
Because his right arm was all but useless right now, Hao Xuan heavily favoured his left side for everything which forced Grey to counter it by leaning to the right.