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I'll dress accordingly.

And if this lovely mare isn't mine and we're suddenly beset by her angry owner, then I'll at least have back up.

:)

[ Someone taught her how to use smiley faces. Rudimentary ones, but still. ]

I see you've asked me along for entirely selfish reasons.

[ and then, lo and behold - ]

😉

[ GOODNESS. ]

Mr Nightingale, you've been holding out on me! What other little tricks have you learned in the future?

There are devices not unlike these called smartphones. They have a map function that I quite enjoy.

That sounds incredibly useful. Certainly better than sewing a silk one under the lining of your coat and hoping the Germans won't notice.

[ well, that's specific. ]

Speaking from experience?

[ ... too specific. Bollocks. ]

Stories more than anything else. You never know what soldiers would try to spin about the front to make their service sound more heroic or dashing, I suppose.

Not true, then?

Entirely true, as far as I'm aware. Though I never tried it myself.

I'm glad to hear it.

[ Risking life and limb behind enemy lines with all you need to survive hidden on your person isn't something she'd wish on most people. She thrived under that pressure, of course, but it was pressure all the same. Mooooving along... ]

So — maps, you said? Anything else about these smartphones?

A great many things more, but the maps were the most useful, in my opinion.

I'll keep that in mind. Does that mean your system is always connected to a network somewhere?

On the whole, yes. Not always, but generally. A somewhat recent development.

So theoretically, someone could find you through it?

If the device is turned on, I believe so.

That's quite helpful, too. If one finds a way to tap into it.

Yes, that is certainly a possibility. Though not always easy, as I understand it.

Something for me to look into, then. Just for curiosity's sake.

For curiosity's sake. Of course.

[ she is an interesting person. ]

Remember that inventor friend of mine? I'd mentioned him before. His line of thinking rubs off, I suppose.

So it would seem.

[ it's a reasonable explanation - but there are alternative possibilities. still, if she won't tell him, he won't push. ]

Much to learn.

So — if I can find a horse for you to borrow, we'll make a day of it?

Of course. I'm looking forward to it.

So am I.

Let me know if procuring a horse turns out to be difficult.

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