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There's more to managing horses than simply caring for them, and well Susan knows it. And so, having obtained a leather-bound ledger and a set of quill-pens from the bar--

(sunlight in the air and dust lying on the desk in Pat Delgado's office)

--she sets about making a stockline record-book for the Milliways stables.

The light through the window falls on the desk where she sits as she works, frowning slightly in concentration as she writes in a combination of the letters she knows and those she's carefully copied from the nameplates Helen has put up in the stables.

When finished, Susan closes the ledger and sets the book carefully back on the shelf, then pulls a second ledger down. In this one, on a page left blank for such purpose at the beginning of the book-- before a series of records on details of grain and hay consumption, tack repair and other notes of daily work-- she makes meticulous note of Clarice's employment and the terms of same, dating it neatly when finished.

She sets that book aside as well, and finally drafts a letter as a report for Bernard, detailing events that he might find of interest. Upon finishing that, Susan stands up, stretching, and then picks up the letter and heads out to the main bar.

Stockline Record-Book

(Entries for the year 2005, Milliways reckoning.)

(Milliways bar date: May 8th.)

* BOUKEPHALOS, a stallion, black; true-bred, threaded stock, full-grown. Battle-trained and fully besides. Belonging to Kassandra, a princess, brought/gifted of Crowley.

* KISEKI, a gelding, bay, with white blaze; threaded stock, spirited, full-grown (estimated 7 or 8); saddle-trained. Belonging to Susan Delgado, gifted of Roland Deschain. Belonging to Caspian, gifted of Susan Allgood. (The previous edit is made in Susan's careful hand.)

* MELINA, a pegasus filly, white; threaded stock (?), white wings, non-mutant. Near-yearling, halter trained. Belonging to Helen.

* SOLON, a pegasus colt, black with white accents at hooves and poll; threaded stock (?), black wings with white tips, non-mutant. Between two and three years of age, mayhap; unusually responsive. Belonging to Valentine Skywalker.

* DUNCAN, a gelding, chestnut; threaded stock. Two-year-old, halter-trained full-trained, now, to Peter's hand. Belonging to Peter Pevensie.

* CORELLA, a mare, palomino; threaded stock. Two-year-old, halter-trained. Belonging to Lucy Pevensie, gifted of Peter Pevensie.

* RACHAT, a gelding, dapple-grey; threaded stock. Two-year-old, halter-trained saddle-trained. Belonging to Edmund Pevensie, gifted of Peter Pevensie.

(Milliways bar date, May 9th)

* SPIRIT, a stallion, white with orange mane and tail; threaded stock. Full-grown, fully-trained, speaks. Belonging to Adora.

(Milliways bar date, May 25th)

* SERENITY, a nightmare, shadow-colored. Demon horse, needs no care nor feeding, speaks into the mind. Friend (?) of Iris.

(Milliways bar date, May 30th)

* NEYSA, a unicorn, black. Like Megwyn? Has chosen to dwell in the forest; mayhap arrange feed to be left in shelter station by paddock.

(Milliways bar date, June 8th)

* GHOST, a stallion, dapple-grey; threaded stock. Full-grown, fully-trained; battle-trained. Belonging to Alex.

* MITHROS, a gelding, chestnut; threaded stock, 17 hands. Full-grown, full-trained. Belonging to Alanna.

(Milliways bar date, June 30th)

* SPRINGHEEL, a chocobo, golden; fully-trained. Eats vegetables and insects and grain and hay, care as for horses besides. Spirited; to signal to ride, touch on the neck and ask. Belonging to Sabin.

* WINDFOOT, a chocobo, golden. Fully-trained, spirited, bites sometimes. Belonging to Sabin.

(Milliways bar date, July 17th)

* PRANCER, a mare, deep bay; true-blooded, 'thoroughbred,' threaded stock. Full grown, fully-trained. Belonging to Lisa.

* SLEIPNIR, a stallion, dark gray; threaded stock or mutie uncertain, but threaded mayhap, like the pegasus; eight legs. Full-grown, full-trained. Owner unknown. Seems very aware; prefers paddock.

* A BEAST, called PERFECTLY NORMAL; threaded cattle-stock, mayhap? Pasture-space with shelter treatment. Belonging to Arthur Dent.

* PLOCK, a dodo. Full-grown. Belonging to Liam Pace. Coop-enclosure, as for chickens.

(Milliways bar date, July 24th)

* MOONDANCER, a mare, white; true-blooded, 'Arabian,' threaded stock. Full-grown, fully-trained. Belonging to Nefret Forth.

(Milliways bar date, September 8th)

* EPONA, a mare, cloud-white; true-blooded, threaded stock. Full-grown, fully-trained. Belonging to Morgan of Brittania.

(Milliways bar date, September 24th)

* RAVENSCOURT, a thestral. Full-grown, at least part-trained. Eats raw meat, grooming with cloths, no brushes. Belonging to Barty Crouch.

(Milliways bar date, September 25th)

* JAH-LILA, a unicorn, red. Knows Neysa. Has chosen to dwell in the forest as well; mayhap will seek aid with winter grooming and feeding at shelter station, as she wishes.

(Milliways bar date, October 2nd)

* LIAFFEN, a stallion, palomino-gold; threaded stock, full-grown, fully-trained. Belonging to Arithon.

(Milliways bar date, October 20th)

* KILLER, a miniature pony, pink; bloodline unknown, age uncertain, training not required. Belonging to Caspian.

(Milliways bar date, October 25th)

* BINKY, a stallion, pure white; true-bred, threaded stock, full-grown. Battle-trained and fully. Not to be shod by folken here, ever. Belonging to sai Death, the one as a skeleton, not the Lady Morphia.