Previous<\/a> – Book1 Page107 \u2013 Next<\/a><\/p>\n KristalClear\u2019s father runs a store in town \u201cTroyes & Co Chandler of Equestrian Wares\u201d. Henri Troyes started work as an apprentice saddle maker, became a GuildMaster, and did that for several years.<\/p>\n It was heavy duty work.<\/p>\n In order to ease the discomfort in his hands he then moved into retail, selling saddlery, tack, boots and clothing. However, he can\u2019t stop himself from fiddling with bits of hardware, making little repairs to things, and tidying up some of the secondhand goods which find their way into his shop.<\/p>\n Henri Troyes has a reputation for always being able to supply tack for all sizes of horse, especially smaller ponies. That makes him particularly popular with people who want a tiny saddle to suit an infant. He will either adapt something, or he\u2019ll tailor make one. Beyond the counter, beyond the displays, he\u2019s arranged his workbench so that it faces into the shop. That way, he can fidget with things to his heart\u2019s content whilst still being instantly attentive to any customers in the shop.<\/p>\n NutJob is aware that Henri Troyes still upholds some French traditions. He\u2019s not sure if he should call him Henry, as suggested, or according to French etiquette address him as Monsieur Troyes. Side stepping the direct approach, NutJob chooses a topic which he knows the family likes.<\/p>\n \u201cKristal was going to tell me how your family came to settle in Wolfland.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, fascinating history. Weird history actually! We were pirates, but we weren\u2019t pirates. I need to change out of my work clothes, Kristal will tell you more.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes Mademoiselle,\u201d says Mme. Troyes, \u201cyou tell, Dave<\/em>, the story of the French connection, and I\u2019ll get that tea sorted.\u201d<\/p>\n With dad upstairs, getting washed and changed, and with mum in the kitchen making a disproportionate racket with cups and saucers and things, NutJob and KristalClear are alone and have some breathing space.<\/p>\n NutJob looks a bit exasperated and he hasn\u2019t even been in the house five minutes! He looks at KristalClear, she smiles at him in such a way that he can\u2019t be angry with her. Even though<\/p>\n Previous<\/a> – Book1 Page107 \u2013 Next<\/a><\/p>\n Previous – Book1 Page107 \u2013 Next KristalClear\u2019s father runs a store in town \u201cTroyes & Co Chandler of Equestrian Wares\u201d. Henri Troyes started work as an apprentice saddle maker, became a GuildMaster, and did that for several years. It was heavy duty work. In order to ease the discomfort in his hands he then moved … Continue reading “Chapter 14 The French Pirate107”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1482"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1483,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482\/revisions\/1483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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