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"If there is anything I can do to help--" she began
"Er, I think it best we all keep our distance fro"
With that the professor returned to his paper, and Karigan picked at as left on her plate No more words passed between them until he stood to leave He paused by her chair on his way out to say, "What you did this , as I hear it from Luke and the lads, was very bravely done You saved Arhys by putting yourself at great personal risk I’irl will ever understand, but I wholeheartedly thank you"
Huan could only stare at her plate
"Go ahead and look in on Raven when you’re done here I’ave her a quick sone
She did not wait She left her napkin and unfinished breakfast on the table and strode through the house to the back door No one stopped her Mirriae of freedom, she hurried across the yard toward the stables With no one to hinder her, maybe now she would find her way hoan stepped into the stables, Luke looked up frorinned "The professor left soan lifted the heh dirt andMirriam, and crossed over the threshold into the tack room The scents of leather and saddle soap pervaded the sht of a small dustyShe caressed the seat of a well-used, but equally well-tended saddle ht in this future, soed at all
She discovered a package wrapped in brown paper and string on a small, worn table A piece of paper with her initials was propped on it She unfolded the paper and the note inside read: Wear these for riding You are my new part-time stable boy, by the name of Taan could al at the pun he made of her new alias Luke will tell you an tore the package open and shirt, jacket, trousers, and a cap spilled out She gazed at them in astonishment They orn and patched, and carefully ht have some old clothes to lend," Luke said froed to rown into a big strapping ive an passed it to hied it in the bucket "One quick way to destroy the evidence," Luke explained "Clean the ink off Now, if you like, you can change so we can see how Raven does under saddle, eh?"
He showed her a cedar cabinet where he stored his formal coachman’s livery In there, he explained, she could leave her dress and "fe the part of Ta clothes in there
"Got some boots, too" Luke indicated a pair of scuffed, dusty boots bent at the ankles, next to a pair of tall, black shiny boots that ot your shoe measurements off the bills he received from the shoemaker"
"You’ve both been busy," she ree, the sooner we can get to Raven"
"I have a bit of a problean said
Luke paused uncertainly
"I need help with, er, my dress" She could not reach the stays in back
Understanding dawned on Luke’s face without a sign of es all the tihters when need be I will help you if you wish it"
Karigan nodded and he closed the tack rooan’s dress He’d have to help her again when she changed back into it The deed was acco froan’s dress was, and then he stepped out of the tack room so she could take care of the rest It proved to be a battle with Karigan drowning in superfluous fabric, and she appreciated anew Lorine’s assistance when dressing and undressing She hung it all as neatly as possible in the cabinet beside Luke’s livery and set to work turning herself into a boy
When will I just be able to be y, which was probably just as well to hide her feminine shape Fortunately the trousers came with suspenders The boots, in contrast, ell-broken in and fit perfectly There was also a pair of gloves with flared cuffs, not unlike her old Rider gauntlets, which would help hide the cast on her wrist She hter to her head When she finished, she put on the oversized cap and gazed at the mirror on the inside of the cabinet door She deter woman, all they’d see was a scrawny boy It was an effective disguise
When she exited the tack roo look, then nodded his approval
"Now, a couple things about Tas, no folks, and he scrounges on the outskirts of the city I discovered Tam had a ith horses one day in town and told the professor about it The professor thought e his niece’s new horse and pays hienerous sort he is, also thinks this will keep Tam out of the way of the Inspectors and out of trouble Tao out in public, you’ll let le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">