[ oh, he'd known she'd been talking about the horse, but lance is definitely nothing if not an opportunist. and when the chance to lay out some smooth lines to a pretty girl come up? who is he to refuse.

though the true surprise here is that she's playing along. ]

I think the easier question to answer would be: why shouldn't you keep me? Because there's only one answer to that, and that answer is: nothing. There is no reason not to keep me. I'm a keeper, a real winner, you're not gonna find any better Lance in these parts, no sir!

[ ... ]

Ma'am.