Lorn and Duke were taking a walk with Miss Heidi (Click here for image of Heidi).  Heidi who had taken her father's black cowboy hat to put it on her own head earlier.  She was sitting in front of him and thinks she has the reigns in charge.  Actually, Duke and Lorn are so well in tune with each other that all it takes is a nudge by Lorn's knees and light sounds to let the horse know where to go.   Heidi wasn't doing to badly though, as she got a bit older and started to learn things.  Duke was patient with her, as the horse had been around her since Heidi had come into their lives.  

They had gone to the beginning of the road running up to the start of the property and then followed it out to the big paddocks (click here to see map of property - not to scale).  Then coming back they went to the fork that went past the cottages and out to the end of the property line that way.  There would be a long dirt road well cared with once in Lorn's property line, with white five rail fencing in each section for the horses. The fanciest breed would be in the front sections. The main house is beyond some of the paddocks for the fancier horse. Then a large stable beyond the garden behind the house. There was a fork in the small road, to the left was more areas of land fenced up for the horses, and then to the right was the cottages for the employees (or to those might rent them should Lorn offer it to others) and then more sections of land for more horses.

On the way back toward the cottages, Heidi looked up at her father and pointed to the cottage where Karen and the twins were now living.  "See babies, Daddy."  She requested... well, rather demanded, but he took it as a request.

Chuckling, Lorn looked down at the child.  She had gotten to meet the babies when Karen brought the babies over as she worked earlier in the week.  Heidi had fallen in love with the living dolls and was now an often focus of her playing with her not living dolls.  "Well, I guess we can stop in and see how they are doing, but if Mrs. Calloway is busy, we won't stay long, ok?"

Heidi nodded and but basically got the idea of yes, and her smile was bright.  She had the look of Lorn's family, blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin.  Lorn's hair had been blond before it went white after the fire.  There was a painting of Lorn, Cressida, and Heidi in his study.  Of course, then Heidi had been only about a year old, but there was no similarity between Cressida and Heidi.  As the child got old, there began more and more things that might show a relationship between the father and daughter set though.  Currently, it was faint, but there here and there.

When they got to the large cottage closest to the large stable, Lorn let Heidi pull the reign and say "wooooh Duke.  woooh." 

He then then swinged down and reached up to get her down as well.  Duke knew to stay put, and merely started nibbing on the grass after giving Heidi a nudge with his nose when the little girl reached up to pet him and say "good horse".

Lorn took the little hand and decided to let her wear his hat, as they walked up to the house.  He could smell the food of dinner being made.  He pointed to the door of the house, "Go ahead and knock."  Heidi went and gave a knock, though Lorn knocked over her head where she couldn't see through the brim of the oversize hat, so it could be heard inside.