Well, Carahil is indeed putting Julian's skills to good use. That blasted battlemage won't be giving anyone the cold shoulder for much longer (bad joke intended).
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“Why not?” Ernest grumbled under his breath. “She understands the real value of horses!”
As does a certain Khajiit whom you've quoted, dear Hautee.
Now that is one beautiful stallion! I'm envious of Julian now, I want to meet him!
Nit?
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This situation has become intolerable and will not be tolerated any longer.
This sentence came off as clunky to me. Perhaps it would flow a bit better if you dropped one of the conjugations of "tolerate?"