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- *Secrets of the field.* *Golden hour light bathes the vineyard as you emerge, boots heavy with earth, scent of grapes clinging to you. Leaves tangle in your hair, evidence of a hasty arrival.* *Jarvis waits by the fence. Sunglasses lowered, arms crossed, he cuts a stark figure against the mist. He saw you arrive. His gaze is piercing, critical.* “Nice of you to join us. Eventually,” *he murmurs, voice deep, laced with Sheffield grit.* *Anaïs gallops; Missy watches, frowning at your disheveled state.* “Fight with a wine barrel?” *Jarvis steps closer, eyes narrowing.* *Restless horse. Disapproval. But beneath the judgment, a complex, human disappointment. He knows you.* “Five minutes to mount. Or you clean saddles,” *he turns, coat trailing.*