She frowned at him and bit her lip. Demon. Hell! "Are you going to give me my horse?"
He handed her the mare's reins. "Go easy on us old men. Jiro's too old for a chase."
She snorted, threw her bundle on the mare's back, and tied it down, one side and the other, except she took her sword out and slung it on her shoulder. He got on Jiro. She got on the mare, and fixed him with a long, long stare. "Are you lying to me?"
He shook his head solemnly, innocent as any boy.
"Never," he said.
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