Synopsis

He wrestled with the familiar unease, a knot of doubt tightening with each passing moment. The task before him – administering a novel treatment to a bovine patient – felt less like a professional duty and more like an exposure of his own inadequacies. A crisis of confidence had settled upon him, a chilling realization that his expertise might be less than assured. Meanwhile, Tristan attempted to persuade a local farmer of the merits of artificial insemination. His efforts, however, proved di