"Miss Cora tries to make me sit down and eat a good lunch.  But unless a client comes in to talk about business, I generally am out here working with the trainers and grooms.  Seems a waste to set up the table just for me.  I do have breakfast and the evening meal with Heidi though."  He admitted.  He would sneak in to get the little girl to join him when he was doing tasks that were safe for her to be around.  He wanted her to always know he was there for her.

He waved over one of the grooms.  "Take care of Dora for me will you, Tom?  I'll be back up later to check on the breaking of that new mare.  She is more spirited than I want the younger boys trying to do it."  He planned to break the mare to a rider himself, as he didn't want any of his people hurt. 

As Tom took, Dora to have her saddle removed, Lorn waved on toward the main house and indicated they start heading to the house.  "We are just in time, looks like it is lunch break." 

He smiled as Bella, the cook assistant, who was coming from the house to the stable with a huge basket of the lunch for the stable staff with one of the grooms, Bruce, holding the other side of the basket. 

Lorn winked at the young woman with the basket.  "Looks like you have a strong arm helping you there, Miss Bella."  The young woman grinned back at him and nodded.  

He chuckled, then once the young people had gone past where Lorn and Karen were positioned.  "I am thinking they have feelings for each other."  He whispered leaning into Karen's ear.  At the comment about being sore in various places.  "It will be like that till you get used to riding."  He responded.

When she indicated she wanted more lessons, his eyes twinkled.  "Next time, we will go for a ride together.  Duke and Dora with the two of us.  Get you used to ride for longer distances."  He suggested.  Inside the main house, they would enter the back kitchen door.  Miss Cora would be fussing around putting the food on the table for the house staff.