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After our last encounter I ended up with Hugh’s Friesian, and Curran, who didn’t care for horses, for so the shapeshifter Pack The stallion was impressive and Julie decided to ride him to school I told her it was a bad idea, but she insisted

"Take the emotion out of it," Curran said "You will better persuade the other person if you make them understand the reasons behind your request You have to demonstrate that in your place they would co no to you beco with themselves"

Once a Beast Lord, always a Beast Lord Old habits died hard, and in his case, they probably never would

Julie thought about it "He doesn’t obey any ofto throw hs over two hundred pounds, closer to two fifty in full arentle with his horses either"

Julie glared at the Friesian "He’s stupid"

"He is It makes him easier to train for battle" I poured more pancake batter into the pan

"And h the stall to fight with another horse"

"He’s a war stallion," Curran said "He’s been taught to view every other horse as a challenge"

Julie’s eyes narrowed "If I keep getting hurt, it will cause both of you emotional distress and you will have to pay for my medical bills If I lose control of him, he may injure another horse and you would be financially responsible for the daot hurt, you would feel terrible"

Curran nodded "Valid points Bring it home"

"I need a normal horse," Julie said "One I can ride to school and leave in the school stables without any of us worrying about it A city horse, ould respond well to commands and wouldn’t throw ic and technology, horses were the most reliable method of transportation around the city Julie’s school was four ic constantly gnawed on roads, and a lot of them were in disrepair She’d have to carry her bike a third of the way Not toto school made it hard to maintain her balance I’d lifted her backpack a couple of times and it felt like it was stuffed with rocks On the other hand, if anyone attacked her and sheit in time, she’d brain them for sure

"Much better," Curran said

"I’ll call Blue Ribbon Stables after breakfast," I said

Curran raised his head and leaned to glance at the front door A moment later I heard a vehicle slide into our driveway

"Who is it?"