Some guys have the knack for charming women. Valentine Sedgwick has this "gift." While boyish good looks help, there is a time-tested strategy. 
"Heart of the dragon, Courtney." He pauses, "To prove my love."
"It's so green. No one's ever given me a dragon heart before - Why, why it's still beating."
"Uh, well... Look, are we on for riding tomorrow?"
"Of course, Silly. You're too much fun."
"Good ride?" he asks.
"Yes. Where were you? Thought we had a date."
His plan comes together.
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"Oh? Then what are these, Mister Smooth Talk?"
Her blood stirred by a spirited solo gallop around Lady's Lake, Courtney finds Val at the stable.
