Sold to a Centaur - Betrayal
Stepping forward nervously as the four-legged horse-human slowed to a halt in front of him, the anxious man began to speak. it began to dawn on him that he was not being rescued, but had been sold properly to an owner.
Thunder Spirit- Chapters 1-14
This made absolute sense to me, though connie looked confused, and i had to remember that she didn't have the benefit of being a unicorn or even a horse- humans and elves don't see the world correctly, and plan and worry about things that might happen