“I don’t know what a fight with a meat grinder looks like. Besides, isn’t this part of why you have me working here? To teach me a lesson? To make a high-and-mighty noble suffer through hard labor? I figured any wounds I incurred would make you happy.” His breath hisses between his teeth. “No, Duchess. The sight of your bleeding hands doesn’t make me happy at all. And I already told you that mucking out the stable isn’t a punishment.” “Why have me do it then?” “Because I’m hoping that repeated exposure to alicorns in a safe setting will help you get over your fear faster!”
