Well, that was a great idea, but there was no precedent for using Water of Life on anything but humans. That could be just because of the scarcity of ...he wonder liquid, so an experiment seemed like a good idea.We had one horse that was quite old and hardly able to do any useful work, but horses were horses, so we were reluctant to put it down. Naomi suggested that Old Bob would be the ideal experimental animal. If he was rejuvenated, then we had made a major victory, but if he died, then we had. " Thank you sir, I shall try to meet your expectations."I exercised with the group and it felt good going through my routines. I stretched and went through the basic forms and patterns alone; the class wasn't sparring today and I didn't want to work with a partner yet. When the class was over, I discussed the class tuition with Kim and he told me to wait until he could watch me spar; if he felt that I could teach in his facility, then he would give me a reduced fee.I picked up Denise for our. Did you ever see that baby dragon she treats as a little brother?" Boss, you're wasting time!" Sunflower's horn glowed. She wasn't strong enough to pick up another pony with her magic, but she sure could give one a good shove!"I'm going!" Pay Dirt laughed, as her hooves skittered several inches over the gleaming marble floor.Sunflower followed her friend and nominal boss into the bathroom. "I already drew your bath. Now get in!" Yes Ma'am!" Pay Dirt announced with a mocking salute. "When did. Vague Stars City is in the southern hemisphere of that distant icy rock. In winter, that far from the centre of the galaxy, there’s no stars in the sky. So the city is lit up like a supernova, every colour under the rainbow, day or night.“Hey, Jim,” Wat says to me, full of his usual brand of false bonhomie. Damn, he didn’t even get his goons to frisk me, “Ain’t seen you since you was a boy. Not here on Revenue business, ehh, I hope?”I left this planet when I was 17, shortly after my.