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the White Cat Sequel

The story of what actually happened after 'Happily Ever After' in the old French Fairy Tale, the White Cat
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Happily Ever After?

It had been a few years since Adrian had broken the jealous Fairy Queen's vindictive spell, and released Kassia from her enchantment... ​
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...and life as a wedded couple seemed to have lost some of its spark.
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​"Would you like some tea?"
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But Adrian often seemed distracted by Rags, their cat...
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Adrian was very fond of their cat....
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...and Kassia sometimes wondered...
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..if her Prince didn't in fact miss the days when she was still enchanted....
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...and in the form of a cat.
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After all, she had been a cat for the first three years after they first met...
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Kyle 

One day Adrian's friend Kyle arrived...
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"Are you ready to go?"
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"Ready to go?  Where are you going?"
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"Kyle is going to pick up some horses....at the far end of the kingdom......."
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"...and he asked if I'd like to come with him. And I said that I'd love to."
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"And you never thought to tell me??"
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"Well, it's not like we had anything more important planned..."
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Then he picked up Rags...
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"I'm really going to miss you, boy..."
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"What about me?"
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"Well....I'll miss you too....of course..."
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Adrian started to leave....
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"How long are you going to be away?"
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"I don't know.  As long as it takes.  Maybe a week....or two."
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And the two of them left....
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"I guess we'll see you then....whenever you come back...."
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Leaving

Kyle and Adrian mounted their horses and headed out....
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Passing through one castle gate after another....
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...on this early Spring day....
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The Prince was only too happy to be going out with his friend....
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The sun was out and it wasn't too cold...
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It was the perfect day to start on an adventure....
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Kassia at the Window

Kassia watched them ride away....
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Even though her 'happily ever after' hadn't turned out quite as she had expected....
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...or hoped....
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She still loved him....
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....and was still going to miss him....
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the Horse Trader

It was a few days ride before Kyle and Adrian arrived at the Tavern in the town where they had agreed to meet Owen, the man who was selling the horses....
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The bar maid watched them come in...
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"Welcome. It's nice to see you again."
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They shook hands...
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"It's good to be back...."
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"This is my friend, Adrian. He's come along to help me with the horses."
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"Come, and sit down..."
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"I've ordered us some drinks...and dinner....which will be served in a little while."
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the Tavern

The three men sat down, and dinner was served....
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The establishment was owned and run by a women renowned for her hospitality and excellent food...
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Her daughter worked there as a waitress...
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It wasn't a very busy night, and the only other customers were two regulars...
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They seemed deep in conversation....
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...but the waitress couldn't resist flirting with the handsome, younger man....
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"So, how was your trip here?"
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"Not bad...."
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"Spring is coming, and it wasn't too cold, so we made good time."
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"I'm really eager to see my new horses....and get them home."
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"Well, it's a good thing you brought a friend along. The mare had twin foals, and they are a bit frisky, constantly running off in opposite directions, so it will be a job to keep them together.."
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It sounded like fun to Adrian...
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Payment

 Kyle got up to fetch his satchel....
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"Here's the payment for the horses..."
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"It's the price we agreed upon..."
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 "..for the stallion, the mare, and the two foals..."
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Owen proceeded to count the coins....
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"Yes, it's what we agreed upon...."
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"It's all here."
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"Then we'll be by your stables first thing in the morning to pick them up..."
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More Ale

Owen had paid the propriator to keep the ale flowing...
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...so she got ready to send another round of drinks....
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"Thank you sweetie..."
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"...maybe you'd like to join us?"
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But her mother was watching closely, to make sure none of the customers got 'too familiar'....
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"I'm sorry Sir, I can't. I have other customers to tend to as well..."
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"These gentlemen are two of my best customers..."
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"So, another round for the three of us...."
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Kyle was tempted, but graciously declined....
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Then she turned to Adrian, "And what about you, Sir?"
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"Thank you Miss, but I have enough..."
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"I need a clear head for tomorrow.  I can't be driving horses with a hangover."
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Starting for Home

The next morning Kyle and Adrian started out early to begin their long journey home....
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It was almost Spring, and the days were getting warmer....
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...but there was still a lot of snow on the ground....
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They couldn't travel very far in a day since the foals had some difficulty with the wet, slushy snow...
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..so they had to go slower, but at least the foals weren't tempted to run off​, and stayed close to their mother.
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Kassia & Rags

Meanwhile back at home, Kassia was keeping Rags company....
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He'd often be looking out the window for Adrian....
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"I know you miss him......."
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"I do too..."
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"He's probably on his way home to us right now...."
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* Continued in part 2


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