"Ah see that is the problem sir. My father was a master of the horse when he served in the army an words knackered and dog feed are what he said." She grins as she adds the last verbal twist "And my Da says that a well bred plow horse of 20 gold or so would do wonders to distract his recalll when his lordships mencome back by. See my father, he's heard o ye two. He figured since I'm morelikely to return unravished if you're assured of our silence."