Jessup

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Jessup is one of the horses used by Richard and Verna to return to the Palace of the Prophets, named by Richard after one of the main characters from The Adventures of Bonnie Day.

Specifically, Jessup was primarily Sister Verna's mount, and Richard forced her to groom the horse and take care of him after he destroyed the spade bits. Jessup was a bay gelding, and deferred to the lead mare's authority, rather than being the stallion in charge, since that is the way with horses. Though Sister Verna was initially displeased with the way Richard forced her to take care of Jessup, she eventually became quite attached to the horse and his faithful service to her.

Upon arriving back at the Palace of the Prophets, Sister Verna threatened a stableboy with expulsion from the Palace after he whipped Jessup, showing that she had, indeed, become quite fond of the horse. He remained her preferred mount for some time.