I look forward to it.
Eva stooped to pick up the saddle, grimacing when her hands touched a damp spot.
"Did you have to slobber all over it?"
You should be grateful I lowered myself to carry it.
Sebastian bumped her with his flank. Eva slammed her fist into his hindquarters to stop him and nearly ended up on her ass for her troubles.
Some of us don't have deformed appendages with which to carry things.
Eva stumbled back but recovered, shoving him away in the next moment.
Difficult Kyren.
Eva lifted her hands. "You mean these. They're called hands, Sebby. And they're very useful."
I don't care what they are. We don't have them.
Eva's dropped her hands as a smug smile spread across her face. "That's okay. Not everyone can be as awesome and lucky as us humans."
Sebastian sent her a deadpan stare that made Eva's lips twitch with amusement. Somehow, she suppressed her urge to smile and gave him an innocent look of her own.
"What?"
Just put the saddle on me.
Eva snickered, losing the battle against her humor. Teasing Sebastian made all the rest worth it.
The human isn't what I expected,Theo said to Polaris.
"Believe it or not, I hear that a lot."
A surprised snort left the Kyren as shock registered on his face. His eyes were wide as he glanced between Polaris and Eva several times as if to ask if that really just happened.
Eva's smile held a hint of slyness.
Yes, it did, and he would be wise to learn from this experience. Not all humans were deaf to Kyren voices. Some of them could even be considered quite special. Next time he wanted to have a secret conversation he should be a little more careful.
Eva slid the saddle onto Sebastian's back. When it was in place, she reached under him, grabbing one end of the girth and bringing it to the other side to buckle. She tightened it, fitting two fingers between it and Sebastian to make sure it wouldn't be uncomfortable. Next, she adjusted the breastplate that fit around his chest and connected it to the front of the saddle.
Only a handful of minutes passed before Eva mounted, settling herself on Sebastian's back and giving the other two an expectant look.
"Are you ready?" she asked when neither moved.
That—Theo trailed off, eyeing the saddle with equal parts curiosity and distaste.
Try to keep up.Polaris galloped away without waiting for a response, his wings extending and carrying him off the ground.
Eva clung to Sebastian's back as he followed.
You should know we're not taking the same route out of here as the one we used to come in,Sebastian warned as they climbed.
"Is that bad?"
Just try not to fall off. This may be a tad disorienting for a human.
The question Eva planned to ask froze on her tongue as they crested the bowl's rim to find a bank of mist stretching as high into the sky as she could see.
