Just Another Day

"Yes!" She chirped and hopped up onto the backside of the horse. Her footing quickly became unstable as she remained on her hands and feet instead of trying to sit down. "How do you keep your balance on this thing!?" She yelped before tumbling off the back end.

The horse turned his head towards her, obviously annoyed.

"Are you alright?" Dai asked.

"I think I'll fly back instead," the cub growled from her position on the ground.

"Would you like to try again?" Dai asked politely.

She glared up at what part of him she could see above the horse's rear. "Ask me again when the view is better."

"Suit yourself," Dai shrugged and nudged the horse into a trot.

The cub spread her wings and leaped into the air. As she glided along she took note of Dai's position atop the horse. She dove and landed with a loud fwump behind him.

"I thought you were flying back?" Dai asked skeptically over his shoulder.

"The view was better! I figured out how to sit on this thing," the cub said proudly.

"This 'thing' has a name. Speaking of which, what is yours?"

"Shanku! Your name?"

"Dai, and the horse's name is 'Sage'."

"You named him after a bush?" Shanku asked incredulously with her ears half laid back.