"Ah, the best way to celebrate." Whiskey sounded damn good. Ed glanced into his case briefly to confirm that, no, he'd not be celebrating tonight. He'd be lucky if he did scrape up enough to give his new landlady the good faith money she'd asked for. Shame, he'd have loved a drink or two.

"5am? Hardworking pair, the two of you." He let out a low whistle, grinning when the horse reacted to it. He held his palm up to gently press against her nose, wanting to calm her a little. "I'm Ed. It's nice meeting you two. Nice hearing your voice."