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<nc-section data-title="Version 1: The Stables" data-color="red"> Frederick reined Thunder to a halt before the stable yard, his heart hammering as he dismounted and led the stallion inside. A broad-shouldered knight in polished steel stood by the trough, polishing a sword with slow, deliberate strokes. He looked up, and Frederick's breath caught. "You must be the new squire," Sir Roland said, his voice hard as iron. "I am Roland. You will stable your horse, scrub your armor, and report to the training yard at dawn. Do you understand?" Frederick bowed low, too nervous to speak, as Roland returned to his blade, testing its edge with a critical eye.</nc-section> <nc-section data-title="Version 2: The Stables" data-color="green"> The stable yard smelled of hay and warm horses, and Frederick was still catching his breath when a knight with a kind, weathered face stepped out from behind Thunder's stall with a bucket of oats. "Easy there, lad," he said, laughing. "You look like the horse did all the work. I'm Sir Roland. Welcome to the castle — or at least, welcome to my corner of it." He took Thunder's reins gently, gave the stallion a pat, and clapped Frederick on the shoulder. "Come on, I'll show you where you'll sleep. And don't worry — I bite less than the recruits say I do."</nc-section> <nc-section data-title="Version 3: The Stables" data-color="blue"> Near the darkest stall, where the light from the lantern barely reached, a figure waited alone. Frederick approached slowly, leading Thunder, and the knight turned — his helm tucked under one arm, his eyes gray and distant, as if he had been listening to something far away. "Sir Roland?" Frederick asked. Roland nodded once, studying the boy and his horse in silence. "For so long, these stables have been empty," he said at last, quietly. "I wondered if anyone would come." He stepped aside, opening the stall door, and the shadows within seemed to shift, as though making room.</nc-section>