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Lucifer's only answer was a brisk swish of his long black tail as he drove off flies attracted to his wound. Ty checked the gash, saw that it was bleeding again and knew that nothing could be done for it.

"Better a wound that bleeds than one that festers," Ty reminded himself, drawing on his battlefield experience. "As long as it doesn't bleed too much."

He kept an eye on the stallion's injury. After a few miles it became apparent that the bleeding was more of a steady oozing than a serious flow.

Ja

Ignoring the steady throbbing of her arm, Ja

As the day wore on, Ja

By the time Ja

Just below the crest, Ja

Immediately Ja

"Hello, girl," Ja

Zebra nickered and whuffled and pushed her head against Ja

"I hope you're as eager for a run as you look, because you're going to get one. Hold still, girl. My arm is as stiff as an old man's knees."

Ja

"Come on, girl, let's check on your lord and master."

Eagerly Zebra responded to the pressure of Ja

Ja

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Zebra spun aside and leaped into a full gallop in the same motion. Ja

Ja

Zebra stretched out her neck and ran as though fleeing hell. The force of the wind raking over Ja

The sudden appearance of Ja

And surely only a spirit horse ridden by a spirit woman could be so fleet.

Ja

With every passing minute it became more obvious that Zebra was outru

Zebra knew before Ja

When Zebra breasted a ridge, Ja

For a few minutes Ja