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Chapter 36
Sympathy and Patience
Handsome and Romeo, are out for a gentle amble around the countryside, taking KristalClear and NutJob along with them for the ride. Of course, that’s not how the humans see it.
KristalClear thought it might be fun to take NutJob on a relaxing ride and then canter through the dales. She wants to show him what recreational horse riding is like, in contrast to the routine of a trip to Skipton and back.
Secretly she’s trying to imagine what life might be like when school ends next month. What will the next year hold for them? What will the next five years or the next ten years be like. The Garrison is taking her on full time as a stable hand. That’ll be fine for a while, but ultimately? She doesn’t want to be a marine, that’s for sure. Nor is she quite certain about NutJob yet. He’s weird and charming, and he’s extremely kind, but is he the right person to settle down with?
NutJob has regular work lined up too, at The Lancastrian. Although it’s not as simple as saying “full time” or “part time”. A handyman is needed when things need fixing. Preventative maintenance is all well and good, but can Franklin and Faraday actually afford an extra full timer? They probably can.
Faraday is getting old. He’s anxious to build new presses before he retires. It’s all about money. Running a newspaper is a stable business, but according to them, it’s not overburdened with cash!
In an ideal world, KristalClear would love to be running her own stable and stud, or even running one of those recreational equestrian centres that they used to have hundreds of years ago.
However, life is not easy. Most people don’t have spare cash to play with. It’s only because she’s friends with CandiCrush that she can access military horses for free. Without that, she and NutJob couldn’t afford to hire horses just to enjoy a ride and a canter through the dales. Lancaster does
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