The confrontation with Parker occurred on Thursday, and it was the last time anyone saw the mysterious Miranda Denault. Napoleon was attempting to not be obsessed with her, and reverted to his normally cool affectation when questioned by Illya about it. Luckily for Napoleon he didn’t have to spend much time with his partner; the erstwhile agent was playing the role of jockey again, and had spent the past two days working out on Dawn’s Tomorrow in anticipation of his ride on Sunday.
Napoleon worried a little about Illya’s future aboard the big grey. Thoroughbred races could be dangerous, and with a broken rib and, being honest about it, the lack of real experience, there was a chance that Kuryakin could get seriously injured.
( racing to the finish line... )