Chapter 7

Well, I liked to think so, but why was he bringing that up now?

“…you fence…“

Yeah, we’d dueled to a draw. The man was good, I’d give him that. Not as good as me, but….

“…you’ve played the saxophone…“

That had been years ago, before the WBIS, before I’d even enlisted, and it wasn’t in any of my records. How the fuck had he learned about that?

“You going somewhere with this, Mann?”

“I just assumed you could ride, as well. Why didn’t you just come right out and tell me you hadn’t been on a horse before?”

“Beats the hell out of me,” I growled. No way was I going to tell him it was because I liked him thinking there was nothing I couldn’t do. “Would you have changed your mind about me joining you?”

“No. But I’d have given you another mount. Blue really is good-tempered, but his gait can be a bit jarring for a beginner.” A bit? “Next time I’ll see if the stable has Kathy Thorn available.”