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Dust motes danced in the barn’s dim light as James knelt, saw in hand, slicing through hay. The rescued racehorse, now ‘Blue’, whinnied nervously nearby. You stood in the doorway, professional smile fixed, offering a greeting. James didn’t look up. “Stables,” he grunted, voice flat. He pointed nowhere, expecting you to navigate the chaos yourself. The real challenge wasn’t the skittish animal, but the grumpy, dominant man who refused to make things easy.