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When she returned to the Golden Rudder’s stable yard, she found Fergal leading a fully tacked Sunny out onto the street

Karigan halted Condor “Where are you going?”

Fergal’s face paled when he saw her “I’ back To Sacor City”

“Oh?”

“You want to be rid of me, don’t you?”

“What I want seean said “What I’d like is for you to start acting like a Green Rider” She swung her leg forward over Condor’s withers and slipped to the ground

“I heard you didn’t even want to be a Green Rider,” Fergal said with heat in his voice “You don’t even care about the er service You tried to leave I at least want to be one”

She considered his beneath the to drown hi over her reaction “It’s true,” she said “I did not plan to be a Green Rider Most who end up in theto follow in my father’s footsteps as a merchant, and that’s all I wanted to be, but I hadn’t counted on the Rider call What is untrue is that I don’t care about thethe best job I can I care about how Riders are perceived in the world, and most important, I care about the people who serve with me I have seen far too many of them die”

Silence fell between the back to Sacor City would be for the best”

“Maybe for me, but not for you” When he frowned, she continued, “Look, running away doesn’t help anything, and I should know—I’ve done enough of itto be a Rider, you need to face up to your ht as well surrender that brooch you’re wearing and forget about being a Green Rider Believe s out there to deal with than ed

“I want to be a Rider,” he said, fingering his brooch

“Then,” Karigan said, “put Sunny back in her stall and go have so for travel Then when you’re finished, go back to your room and look in yourback at you If you do, we’ll leave together If not, you can return to Sacor City and explain yourself to Captain Mapstone” When Fergal did not move, she added, “That’s an order, Rider, and if you ever atte as reer service so fast you’ll be on your way to your father’s knackery the day before yesterday” With that, she led Condor into the stable

These encounters were e and she wondered how the captain dealt with sotheirtheir personalities She hated to lie to hi hi him to behave

Inside the stable she rubbed Condor down, noting most of the stalls were full, which they had not been when she left Carriage horses and saddle horses, all of fine lines and breeding, munched on hay or watched her and Condor The Golden Rudder looked to be busy this evening