Their questions were answered when a frazzled Pierre came running out of the stables, "Claude! Don't!" He called out a warning.
He might as well have been talking to a brick wall because Claude rode straight for the competitors already lined up ready for the race, joining them after the race had already begun.
Pierre watched in horror while the others watched on in curiosity as Claude easily surpassed the rest of the competitors and caught up with Henri much to the wild excitement of the crowd.
Henri spurred his horse on when he saw Claude out of the corner of his eyes, getting more into the race now that there was someone to keep up with him.
Claude had hijacked a horse and crashed the race solely for this, he wasn't going to stand for Henri having a terrible time when he could do something about it.
