"Shouldn't. Anyone does and I'm killing them. And if it doesn't stick, I'll do it over and over again until it does."

He does, however, nod.

"I need a proper saddle for him, anyway. It's not different from riding a horse in that aspect, and it'll be easier on the both of us. I just... well. Haven't found any inclination to, uh... deal with the precise "peaceful interactions" this place wants of us.

"If you know how to ride properly with a saddle, then bareback is easier. There's just no real room for error, bareback. And it's also rather exhausting in long stretches, and digging in your heels as he is would definitely hurt. Moralta has let me know every step of the way how he's doing. He's pretty outgoing that way, and is quick to warn me when he's not comfortable. I'm sure he'd warn you just the same."

Moralta nuzzles against Shinjiro's fingers, and then starts to sniff his face and hair.

"My name's Glenn Luc Fraldarius. Though I'll warn you - if you see someone who looks a lot like me and looks around my age, that's my brother, Felix."