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“No! Get back up there,” Rathilion instructed me, observing as I attempted to slide down the other side of the horse.
“But—”
“We have a long way to go, and we’re not both riding on the same horse. That will only tire her out,” he informed me.
I looked at him with pleading eyes, but he wasn’t budging this time. I had to learn.
“Stop shaking,” he advised.
“Easier said than done.”
Rathilion walked closer, placing his hand on my upper thigh, making it very hard for me to concentrate on being scared. Just feeling the warmth spreading from him to me heated my body and made me shiver in such a delightful way. It was clear he knew what he was doing to me, but he didn’t let go.
“Just feel her power beneath you. Don’t be afraid of it. Admire it,” he encouraged.
I tried doing what
