After lunch, Maud excused herself, saying she wanted to check that the horses were ready. So Stefan was a little surprised when she wasn’t there to see them off on their tour around the property.
“Hello,” said Jayhan when he saw Stefan approaching. “I’m sorry we got the giggles. I promise it wasn’t about you.” He indicated a beautiful, quiet, grey pony. “This is my pony, Slug.” He shrugged. “I called him Storm when I first got him but…”
Stefan grinned. “He sounds perfect for me.”
Jayhan smiled back. “That’s what I thought, but Mum wants you to ride Maisy.” He nodded at a solid, dark brown mare that Sasha was just leading out of the stables. “She’s not much bigger than Slug but she is definitely kinder. Slug’s a pain. I have to turn myself inside out to make him trot and when he canters,
