At first Anne calls the horse a gift, but Dante refuses to accept a gift from her; with a sigh, she tells him to consider the horse payment instead, if that's what he likes -- that's when he swears at her, sweeping books from the desk in his rage as he accuses her of being an aristo who thinks that even the pure truth of magic can be bought with money.

She does not yield, appealing to reason and the usefulness a horse could have to him until Dante gracelessly concedes; after a few months of practice, the beast even stops trying to throw him off.

Anne considers that a good sign, but Dante refuses to take any joy in it: she'll surely take Devil with her when she leaves.