Then he leaned over to scoop an arm under the torso , hoisted the body to his shoulder and stood up with a grunt . He glanced at Rin . " I need to take him a ways downriver so I do n't freak out the horses . This is gon na take a couple trips , considering how many bits he 's in .
Question: why did they have to not freak out the horses ?
The answer to the above question:


they needed them for later