Ensuring the Future — W.L. Cox

Charles plans a trip to England with Gray Wolf, Swimming Otter, and the families. But the day before he leaves a ghost from the past appears and challenges Charles's right to the horse farm, the construction company and Charles's bank account. After a dramatic shootout in the construction office Charles takes the family to England and leaves Bernard in charge while his accountant Caleb Coffee and his secretary, Sally Peyton recovers from their wounds, both mental and physical. Charles arrives in England and finds his old friend and hired hand William Conroy on his death bed. But after a short time Charles does not believe that the problem is William's 86 year old heart and decides to take William to the Royal London Hospital for evaluation, and is not sure if William will survive the trip. Charles uncovers a plot where a man is planning to destroy the distillery's ability to produce wine and scrambles to prevent the man from setting the destructive actions in place. Charles scours England for fruit and fruit trees to keep his dream alive, and makes friends and enemies as he travels. Charles finds his beloved Friesian stallion shot in the head, and his new fiend is murdered and tied to a tree with a sign around his neck framing Charles for the murder. At George's persistence Charles, Gray Wolf, and Swimming Otter go to King's College in London to speak to the graduation class, only to end up in a battle with the college's star wrestling team. Charles has a vision, and informs Gray Wolf and Swimming Otter what the future holds for them.