Sylvain just shrugs at her explanation about the length of time she's been learning. "Everyone learns at their own pace. And you look perfectly comfortable up there, so none of that went to waste. I've known people who've been riding for years and they still look like they're going to slide right off the first wrong step their mount takes."

Nadine's smile has him looking playfully horrified, however, a hand held over his heart. "Shit, did he? Trust me, I'm sure whatever he claimed was greatly exaggerated."