Chapter Twenty
The man in charge turned away from the two young men and looked about for a moment. He then shouted loudly to be sure everyone heard him, “Minotaur and his rider forfeit the race. The winner is Nike!” He turned toward Diana and gave her a firm nod.
Her mouth dropped open for a second, but she caught herself and gave the man a small curtsy of thanks.
The regular mumble of voices following a race grew louder as the new winner was announced. Wagers were collected and cursing could be heard as those who’d bet on Minotaur had to pay up.
Diana turned and saw her cousin Audley concluding an exchange of money with another man. She walked up to his side just as the other man bowed and walked off in the other direction.
“Well, that was exciting,” she said, by way of greeting.
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