Sam was relieved to see Jigano calm down, took a step forward once he was sure he wasn't about to be bitten. Inwardly he tried to convince himself his fear had been silly - of course his new friend wouldn't stamp him into the ground with his hooves. There was, however, the distinct possibility still that Jigano would not like him anymore, which was a more terrifying prospect.
"I did not look at the cover." He admitted, wishing he had now so he could provide answers. "But...I looked for you and could not see you in the Atheneum anymore, so I...well, I thought it was foolish to look inside the book. But I did, and then...I was here." Looking around he noticed the same things as Jigano; the simple nature of the world around them and the lack of sensory information.
The suggestion of riding was the logical conclusion of it all, but Sam still responded with a flustered, nervous grin. Riding horses at all was not his strength, and the added awkwardness of the whole thing made it almost unbearable.
"Right, okay. Um." He stepped closer, walked to Jigano's side. With some trepidation he placed his hands on the horses back then tried to lift himself up, his legs scrabbling for something to hold onto as he used all of the meagre upper body strength he had. Finally he was clasping Jigano's middle, his knees digging into the horses hips. "I don't--I've never done this before." He tried to say as an explanation.
With some very careful and slow manoeuvring, he got himself into sitting position and grasped Jigano's mane with his hands. "Alright. I assume you can um. S-steer."
"I did not look at the cover." He admitted, wishing he had now so he could provide answers. "But...I looked for you and could not see you in the Atheneum anymore, so I...well, I thought it was foolish to look inside the book. But I did, and then...I was here." Looking around he noticed the same things as Jigano; the simple nature of the world around them and the lack of sensory information.
The suggestion of riding was the logical conclusion of it all, but Sam still responded with a flustered, nervous grin. Riding horses at all was not his strength, and the added awkwardness of the whole thing made it almost unbearable.
"Right, okay. Um." He stepped closer, walked to Jigano's side. With some trepidation he placed his hands on the horses back then tried to lift himself up, his legs scrabbling for something to hold onto as he used all of the meagre upper body strength he had. Finally he was clasping Jigano's middle, his knees digging into the horses hips. "I don't--I've never done this before." He tried to say as an explanation.
With some very careful and slow manoeuvring, he got himself into sitting position and grasped Jigano's mane with his hands. "Alright. I assume you can um. S-steer."
