Separation Of Friends
"It's Mister Montgomery," Jade reported to Constable Miles. "he's stealing Skywind from me!"
"This little girl here is lying," Salazar said to Miles. "I just came here to retrieve my property."
"He's the one who is lying! Skywind chose me as his rider! And I let him roam free! I don't offically own Skywind, but that doesn't mean that our bond isn't there!" Jade protested.
Miles put his hand on Jade's shoulder.
"I will go and get the king." Miles said.
Miles went to tell Roland what was happening.
By the time the royal family and the guards got to outside to the front of the castle, Salazar was gone and Jade was left sobbing uncontrollably.
"Mister Mongomery stole Skywind from me!" Jade sobbed bitterly.
"Don't give into dispair, Jade," Amber said. "Daddy knows where Mister Montgomery lives!"
"That I do, Amber," Roland said. "but there's nothing we can do about it tonight."
"I would like to turn Salazar Montgomery into a fat old toad complete with warts!" Lucinda exclaimed.
"Lucinda! That's not a very nice thing to say!" Miranda scolded.
"Sorry, Mom." Lucinda sighed.
"But even so," James said. "Mister Montgomery is asking for it after what he did to Jade!"
"We will see what to do about Mister Montgomery in the morning, right now, we must all get some sleep." Miranda said.
"Dad," Sofia asked. "may Jade please stay the night?"
"I don't see why not." Roland said to Sofia.
"But, Sofia, I didn't bring any sleepwear with me." Jade said.
"Don't worry, Jade," Sofia said. "you may borrow one of my nightgowns."
"As long as it isn't pink." Jade said to Sofia.
Unfortunately for Jade, the nightgown she was wearing was pink.
The next day, Jade showed up at Salazar's home and farm with her parents.
"Hey, Mongomery," Liang shouted. "that horse is rightfully my daughter's!"
"I don't see the brat's name on him anywhere," Salazar sneered at Liang. "and she did say at the race that he was a wild horse, so that makes him fair game to me!"
"Hey! Don't you know you are addressing royalty now?" Liang asked Salazar.
Salazar took Skywind to his stable and locked him up.