Chapter Eight
"So does your offer still stand?"
"Huh?" Lucy listened with half an ear as she expertly maneuvered a snappy palomino onto the crossties before the mare had a chance to take off her arm.
"You said you'd stay later today. In exchange for helping you with braiding," Elise said, placing a hand on the halter of the palomino horse as she tried to swing her head angrily in the senior's direction despite the constraint of the crossties.
"Oh. Right," Lucy remembered, not able to tell if Elise was serious or not, "Sure."
"Only if you're not busy," Elise said, "It really isn't necessary, but I actually found something that I could use some extra assistance with."
"Well, you're in luck. My history exam was moved from tomorrow to Monday, so I'm free," Lucy joked, and then turning ba
