Looking Forward

"So what is to be the theme for the Prince's hundredth birthday?"

"A rodeo, sir."


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"Rodeo?"

"Yessir."

"And what is to be our part in the rodeo?"


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"Broncos, sir."

"Broncos? Bucking broncos?"

"Yessir."


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"And who will we be ... bucking?"

"The Standard Cavalry, sir."

"Thought so."


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"It seems a little ironic, after all the effort we go to, keeping the jockey-boys on our backs."

"Yessir, but I understand there's a certain amount of ... relish expressed by our lads, sir."


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"Hmm. The Standard folk do sometimes seem to confuse us with our simpler cousins."

"I understand the horses will be getting their licks in, too, sir."

"Only fair..."


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