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Subj: The Final Drive (1) Date: 96-05-02 02:37:29 EDT From: AlkielaLdx

She smiles seeing Jugger standing at the door, ice green eyes sparkling seeing Cailden clutching his leg. Laughing softly at Jugger's words. "Aye, well I wanted to suprise ye and twould nae have been a suprise had I told ye I just happened to be on me way when ye called." Her gaze remained on Jugger and Cailden as they approached, Cailden reaching grabbing a handful of hair when Jugger gave her a one armed hug. Following suit as both father and son spotted the pony. "Hey... What a good lookin' lil' beast!" Returning a warm gaze to Cailden seeing his excitement. "Down, da!...Down!!" Once the child’s feet were on the ground he cautiously approached the pony, one hand still tightly holding to Jugger's pant leg. "Hoes!! Hoes!!" She laughed softly, easily getting drawn into the child’s excitement and curiosity. Looking back to Jugger at his question. "Nae, m'friend.... He be for the lad." Her smile broadening even further seeing Jugger's excitement almost nears the child’s. Looking back to Cailden as Jugger reached a hand to ruffle the child’s hair. "Ya hear that, lil' buddy? Aunt Alkie brought ya a present! That horse if fer ya!!" Cailden's eyes grew even wider as he looked up to his father, then to her, then back to the pony, then back to his father again. "Cailden hoes??" Laughing softly she crouched down, smiled looking into the child’s eyes. "Aye, that he is lad, he be all yours." A big grin spread across Cailden's face, his eyes sparkling brilliantly as he looked back up at Jugger, his small hand pointed toward the pony. "CAILDEN HOES!! Tanku An Alkie!!" Laughing as the child clapped his hands, squealing with excitement and jumping around. The pony raised his head sharply tugging at the lead in her hand. "Me thinks someone else be just as happy m'friend." Ice green eyes returning to Jugger. "Ya definitely made his day, babe... Thank you." Tilting her head slightly as she stood again, smiling at him, mischief evident in her eyes. "Oh... Cailden be nae the only one I brought gifts for..." She extended her hand pointing in the direction of the hill, where Brian, Kor and Cory were cresting the hill with the 150 head of cattle, her eyes not leaving him. She knew that she had effectively suprise him as she watched his jaw drop.

She stood on the porch that expanded the front of the ranch house. Listening as Jugger called those that had been visiting out to assist in rounding up the cattle and driving them to the various prepared corrals. Climbing onto BoltThrower, looking across to those that had been visiting, stifling a chuckle. "Okay, gang.... Crash course in cattle round up. Some o' ya know what's goin' on here, but some o' ya don', soooo...The main objective is to steer them inta the pens, okay? Easy ta do.... It’s jus' like steerin' a Jenner inta an ambush...Jus' make a lotta racket from the opposite direction ya want 'em ta go....Oh yeah...Watch out fer the ones with balls, they can be nasty...Ryax, you work with Alkie's boyz on the port flank...Smoke an' Eli, You boyz take the starboard flank, an' me, Kate, an' Alkie'll take the charlie position at the rear." Stepping from the poarch she released the reins that hobbled Windfire, easily leaping to the black arabian's back. Looking toward Jugger in time to see the love cross his face as he smiled hearing Cailden's voice from the carrier at Jugger's back. "Moo-moos!! Moo-moos!!"