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The deal is accepted on the condition that Marilyn herself will decide when to separate from her foal.","key_events":["In a house, a woman blames Anri for embarrassing her and a young girl cries she will never marry.","Kiristan's side cites Royal Habsburg Palace lineage and offers carriage, spare horse, staff and expenses for full foal custody.","Marilyn's side accepts custody terms but requires Marilyn decides separation time and gets visitation with foal.","Two owners negotiate breeding terms for mare Marilyn and stallion Kiristan, discussing honeymoon, foals, dowry and paperwork.","Groom Jeffrey reports Kiristan is skittish and excited after seeing Marilyn, preparations begin for first meeting.","Anri returns from stables and urgently asks Barbara to send someone to town to call a doctor for possibly injured gentleman."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"THIS WOMAN'S VOICE...\nWHY DOES IT SOUND SO FAMILIAR?\nTHERE'S NOTHING FAMILIAR ABOUT HER FACE, THOUGH.\nUH... PAPA KIRISTAN?\n\nCOULD YOU PLEASE MOVE ASIDE?\nMAYBE I WAS JUST IMAGINING THINGS...\nEXCUSE ME\nI'M NOT SURE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW UNNERVING IT IS...\n...TO HAVE SOMEONE SILENTLY BLOCKING YOUR WAY LIKE THIS.\n\nMY APOLOGIES.\n\nWELL, I GUESS WE'RE IN-LAWS NOW (3)\n\nWOW...!!\nNOW THAT I'M SEEING HIM UP CLOSE, HE REALLY IS A VERY HANDSOME HORSE!!\n\nLUCKY YOU, MARILYN\nJEFFREY.\nHOW'S KIRISTAN DOING?\nHE'S STILL A BIT SKITTISH, MY LORD.\n\nJEFFREY KIRISTAN'S EXCLUSIVE CARETAKER AND COACHMAN\nIT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THAT MARE—\nI MEAN, MARILYN!\nHE MUST BE EXCITED TO SEE MARILYN...!\nWHAT A CLEVER BOY. HE'S ALREADY FIGURED OUT THAT MARILYN IS NEARBY.\n\nLOOKS LIKE THE MARE'S STILL IN HEAT, JUST AS I EXPECTED.\nMARILYN, STAY STILL!!\nWELL THEN, PAPA KIRISTAN.\n\nWATCH IT...\nYES, GO ON PLEASE.\nAS THEY SAY, LOVE IS ALL ABOUT BEING IN THE MOMENT..\n...BUT MARRIAGE IS ALL ABOUT PRACTICAL PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.\n\nWE HAVE SO MUCH TO DISCUSS.\nTHE HONEYMOON, PLANS FOR FUTURE FOALS, THE DOWRY...\nSHALL WE, AS \"THE PARENTS\", START THE NEGOTIATIONS?\n\nHMM?\nOF COURSE.\nI EVEN BROUGHT THE PAPERWORK.\nALBERT.\n\nBEFORE WE GET STARTED...\nTHIS GUY'S BEEN TESTING MY PATIENCE ALL DAY...\nOH, BUT...\n\nI MUST REMIND YOU THAT KIRISTAN'S PEDIGREE TRACES BACK TO THE ROYAL HAPSBURG PALACE.\nHE COMES FROM A DISTINGUISHED LINE OF HORSES...\n...WHO HAVE BEEN SERVING THE ROYAL FAMILY FOR MANY GENERATIONS.\n\nSO, IN OTHER WORDS...\n...YOU HAVE A DUTY TO PRESERVE KIRISTAN'S BLOODLINE. IS THAT RIGHT?\nI KNEW...\n\n...A CLEVER WOMAN LIKE YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THE POSITION I'M IN, MAMA MARILYN.\nPAPA KIRISTAN...\nTHERE'S ONLY ONE THING I WANT FOR MY MARILYN.\nI WANT HER TO BE HAPPY, AND NOT TO SPEND HER LIFE PINING AFTER A MAN...\n\n...WHO WOULD ABANDON HER AFTER JUST ONE NIGHT.\nKIRISTAN IS AN HONORABLE AND LOYAL HORSE.\nSO YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.\n\nGOOD. I GUESS THAT MEANS THEY WON'T BE ABANDONING HER AFTER MATING.\nALRIGHT. PLEASE GIVE ME A MOMENT TO LOOK THIS OVER.\nHANG ON...\nHE'LL BE RENTING A \"ROGERS & HOUND\" CARRIAGE FOR US?!\n\nI WAS HALF-EXPECTING HIM TO TRY AND RIP US OFF...\nBUT THESE TERMS ARE MUCH MORE GENEROUS THAN I COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED.\nHE'S EVEN GOING TO SEND US A SUBSTITUTE HORSE WHILE MARILYN IS AWAY!!\nAHEM...!\nI THANK YOU FOR BEING CONSIDERATE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE US WITH A HORSE AND CARRIAGE TO USE WHILE MARILYN IS UNAVAILABLE.\nIT'S NO TROUBLE AT ALL.\nBUT...\n\nWE'LL ALSO BE PROVIDING THE STAFF AND FUNDS TO LOOK AFTER THE FOAL. SO, IN EXCHANGE—\nYOU WANT FULL CUSTODY OF THE FOAL, IS THAT IT?\nYES, THAT'S RIGHT.\nALRIGHT.\nI'LL AGREE TO THESE TERMS.\n\nHOWEVER... I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR ONE MORE THING FROM YOU.\nHOW LONG DO YOU THINK THIS WILL TAKE?\nNO IDEA...\nWHAT IS IT?\nI'D LIKE YOU TO LET MARILYN DECIDE WHEN SHE'S READY TO PART FROM HER FOAL.\nI'D ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST THAT YOU ALLOW MARILYN TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME WITH HER FOAL AS SHE NEEDS.\nI DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF HER BEING SEPARATED FROM HER BABY FOREVER.\n\nI CAN AGREE TO THAT.\nTHANK YOU FOR BEING SO UNDERSTANDING, PAPA KIRISTAN!\n\nWELL, THEN...\nPLEASE TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY MARILYN, KIRISTAN.\n\nI'LL PREPARE THE HORSES FOR THEIR FIRST MEETING.\nI THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE A NIGHTMARE TO NEGOTIATE WITH...\nBUT HER DEMANDS WERE ACTUALLY QUITE REASONABLE.\nIT SEEMS SHE WASN'T JUST PRETENDING...\nTHANK YOU\n\nTO BE ATTACHED TO HER HORSE.\nMAYBE I MISJUDGED HER?\nHOW LONG ARE THEY GOING TO BE AT THOSE FILTHY STABLES?\n\nTHERE SHE GOES AGAIN...\nSHE JUST LOVES COMPLAINING ABOUT ANRI.\nIS SHE PLANNING TO KEEP HIM THERE ALL TO HERSELF?\nTHAT SNEAKY LITTLE...!\nSHE ONLY PRETENDS TO NOT BE INTERESTED IN MEN!\n\nTHAT BRAT MUST HAVE BEEN PUSHING MY BUTTONS ON PURPOSE.\nHER PLAN WAS TO MAKE ME LOOK BAD IN FRONT OF OUR HANDSOME GUEST!\nWH-WHAT...\nWHAT SHOULT I DO?\n\nOH MY!! WHAT'S WRONG, MY BABY?\nMAMA! I'LL NEVER GET MARRIED, AND IT'S ALL ANRI'S FAULT!\nEUNICE! HOW CAN YOU SIT THERE EATING WHILE YOUR SISTER IS CRYING?\n\nANRI? SHE'S BACK FROM THE STABLES.\n\nARE THEY DONE NEGOTIATING...?\nBARBARA!\n\nBARBARA!\nWHAT IS IT? WHERE ARE YOUR MANNERS?\nWHAT IS IT, MY LADY?\n\nQUICK! SEND SOMEONE INTO TOWN FOR THE DOCTOR!\nWHAT? WHY?!\nWHY WOULD WE NEED A—\nHEY, ANRI...\n\nIS IT THAT GENTLEMAN...?\nIS HE HURT?","bubble_count":111,"pages_count":32,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"In this chapter, negotiations take place for the mating of the horses Marilyn and Kıristan.","spoiler_summary":"In this chapter, negotiations take place for the mating of the horses Marilyn and Kıristan. Marilyn's owner does not want her daughter to be upset by a one-night pairing despite Kıristan's noble Habsburg lineage. Paperwork, the honeymoon, custody of the foals, and dowry are discussed; the other side offers surprisingly generous terms. 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