Silvertree Chronicles Bk. 01 Ch. 21

If this one horse has those qualities, he is going to nail her too."

Blaze just laughed, "You are so certain about that?" He looked over, "T'suras show us your 6 mares and stand behind ones that are is in heat. T'suras went over to a small-sized holding pen with six female warhorses. He opened the gate, "T'suras fika."

He moved over and mounts one of the six mares right in the holding pen. "T'suras If any other are ready when you are done with that one fika all of them if you are up to it. Let us go find the stable master about that 11th mare."

Blaze stared, "Did you just tell him to fuck on command?"

Eldar nodded, "He will nail everyone in heat. I told the guys these riding horses will be the last they pick up. I will start breeding them out."

He found the stable master inside, "Standard saddle, no bit reigns, and soft blanket. We are looking at the black and white one in the mare section.

Reigns in white if you have it. Saddle in black. Stablemaster looked at all of them. "By the way, I put my stud in with the six mares and he is fucking away."

He came back, "Only have them in brown or black on the reigns looks to be seven hundred with the discount." Eldar looked at him, "Add it to my tab you have my account number. I want to select four more complete saddles, bridles with no bit, and soft blankets. Just hang onto those for me right now. Let us move it over with the other six."

He headed back out and T'suras was back at the fence waiting. He went over and opened the gate and they saw three freshly fucked mares out of the six. T'suras stepped out, "T'suras I need two more horses; these are for my Blade Singer apprentices. They won't have much riding experience upfront.

But could be doing acrobat stuff like me in no time. Good selection of commands but knows when the getting is good. These will not be adult riders but they need mature horses they will be 2 young adolescent riders. Show me one will be for an elf blooded. Then show me the other which is for a gold-elf Wood-elf mix."

T'suras walked over past the fillies and a colt approached. Strange black and bronze mix. "Now show me the second." T'suras stood there and another colt came over. This one was grey. He looked at the stable master; "What about these two colts?"

He looked at Eldar, "For riding? They're not broke yet."

Eldar nodded, "Perfect, fine creatures should never be broken remember."

He smirked, "700 for the pair."

Eldar looked over at him, "Put them with the others." Eldar looked at the two colts, "You two will know your owners, we will bring them to you so they can be taught the right way. You black and bronze will have a journey before meeting your new owner. They do not even know you are coming unless they have dreamed about you. Add me in one saddle bridle and soft blanket all in brown, how much? He looked at me, "975 gold pieces."

He smiled, "Now the gray one, use the money to keep it on hold. I expect to have you turn it over really quick. The man buying it is a real asshole. When I bring him in, make sure your most expensive saddle and bridle sets are on display.

Whatever you sell him the horse for we split the difference. I will come back to collect once he is on his way home. Saddle and bridle. He can fucking afford it! Blankets are not that much but a soft blanket for both of them. Set the one aside for me, I will saddle it up for the journey so he gets used to having it on. The gray. That is another matter, it will be ridden every day for 3 days straight. To break the kid in."

The Stablemaster smiled, "You must not like this guy much!"

Eldar smirked, "Does taking a junk sword and smacking him in the ass till it breaks sound like I like him much? The apprentice is behind the curve. Nobody would have taken on this student except me. I know how to reach him and bring him up to where he needs to be to succeed. Besides he is a Goldbar and owns the bank."

He looked at Blaze, "Can you go find Captain Tranosa? I need to borrow him for about an hour and the same goes for Lieutenant New Moon. You might know him as Royal Guard New Moon. I am bringing him aboard, I hate to see wasted talent. Bring a couple of dozen apples with you."

Blaze sighed, "I know Lieutenant New Moon. Why is he joining?"

Eldar shrugged, "Somebody bounced him back to a sergeant all over a woman that New Moon loves. The other guy could not have. He is frustrated, underutilized, and resigned today."

Blaze nodded, "Sounds like he needed a change, but that is one more who knows me."

Eldar nodded, "I will take care of the problem."

He went out front and saw the two of them standing there looking over a couple of grunts wielding swords very badly. He looked at Tranosa and shook his head and waved them over. He stopped them and sent them on their way.

He stopped the two men, "Some openings are becoming available in the Royal Guard you might want to look into." They nodded and walked off.

New Moon walked up behind Eldar, "You are bad."

He shrugged, "Only when they actually take them and then make one of them a sergeant to fill your old job based upon name only."

He looked at them, "Want you two back at the corral behind the stable. We have two issues."

He got them back there. Eldar looked at them as New Moon groaned, "Oh, shit."

As Blaze walks around the corner. Eldar looked at Tranosa, "I need these two out of here tomorrow morning with three sergeants with squads for each lieutenant. They will escort out wagons 2-15 and the bulk of the excess workhorses and leave any unused riding horses behind. We have another thirty or more wagons that will be here the day after with VIPs. I do not think the market is going to have room let alone the drama."

Tranosa looks at Eldar, "What drama."

New Moon fired in, "Like having a member of the royal family in your mercenary group."

Tranosa looked at Eldar and then at Blaze. He sighed, "I will get the groups together so they can leave at first light. Why leave wagon one?"

Eldar looked at him, "Charlemagne, Annette, and the City Planner have been operating out of that wagon. Have Hunter lead them with all the healers except for Doc and Priest Silvertree, my Aunt."

Tranosa sighed, "You got more surprises?"

Eldar shrugged, "I gotta save some things for tomorrow. The other reason I wanted you here is warhorses. Two more and the horse shopping should be done for this trip. T'suras need a couple of commanding horses, fearless in battle and willing to protect others.

Hard chargers who know how to take orders. Take me to Tranosa's first; first of my Captains, a two-handed fighter. T'suras walks over to the studs and a big male brown just rippling with muscles walked over, "Now the other for New Moon" A big white with a brown mix." He looked at the three of them and gave them six apples each. "Now these horses are unbroken. No crops, whips, spurs, bitted bridles, they will respond to you with voice commands.

Tranosa can walk you through what I did with T'suras, they respond to elven command words. Tranosa and New Moon have heard the bulk of those. If you have questions, talk with our horse trainer because I got her one earlier today. I will go in and get with the stable master to pay for them and pick up your tack."

He looked at the stable master, "Two males out at the rail; two brown saddle setups. He looked 2,000 gold pieces. I paid a pretty coin for those two horses."

Eldar nodded, "Heavy warhorses and they are the last two for this trip. I bring in the asshole banker tomorrow."

He nodded, "On your account, and will see you tomorrow."

He looked at the three of them, "Get your horses named and come to terms. I will be back in a few hours hopefully."

He stepped outside, "T'suras Unta." He hopped on T'suras and look as Tranosa steps out, "I want Blaze and his group out the door first scouting party when they get to the village site. Before the sun is up on the day you arrive. No chances."

Tranosa nodded, "Never dull with you."

He smiled, "What fun would that be. Officer meeting when I get back."

He rode down to Annette, "How goes the search?"

She smiled, "Greentree has got us another 100 craftsmen who are looking to move with families; another 30 wagons."

He nodded, "Tell Tranosa and any group that shows up early we will get them on the road 6-10 wagons at a time; details at officers meeting tonight. The time has come to go into the viper's nest."

She glared at him, "Silvertree?"

He nodded. He went over to Hunter, "You will be pulling out tomorrow with wagons 2-15. When you get to the crossroads send lieutenant Blaze out with six squads onto the first patrol, New Moon stays with you. Have them travel to the dwarven settlement side. Wait at the border until we send a squad with any caravan coming that way. We need to get our presence out there."

He nodded. "When the next lieutenant arrives with their squads, send them to the first crossroad toward the dwarven and human side. Have them wait and do the same. Lieutenants should ride back with their last squad. Lieutenant Blaze's group comes back in last from those two groups."