“You’ve got to be kidding me. You really do.” Kiara mumbled under breath, as if she couldn’t believe this could be happening to her. It wasn’t that she was scared of horses or riding. Of course not. However, she didn’t have much experience, and she certainly didn’t see how all three of them were going to fit anyways. Besides, how fast could the horse carry them all anyways? Not fast, she reckoned. Okay, so maybe she didn’t like horses. At all. 

Her hands clenched inside her cape as she looked around for somewhere else to go. Responsibility for the boy? Well… that would just have to go away maybe. There was no reason that she had to follow onto this stupid beast. In fact, he’d just saved her butt, so did that make them even? Kiara brought her hands to her eyes, pressing hard. This whole day must just be a dream. If she pinched herself, surely she’d wake up. Of course, with this thought in mind, she tried it. Nothing happened.

The horse snorted as if impatient, and she sent a glare towards the thing. Kiara groaned as she pulled her hood up, hoping it would stay there. Finally, she made herself walk over to the four-legged monster (she was running out of names to call the horse) and did her best to climb aboard. At first, she was unsure of what to do with her hands, but when they took off, she squealed and squeezed the boy in front of her tightly. This was not stealthy, not at all, and it took her very far out of her comfort zone.