She almost rested her head on his arm as they walked, she had a level of comfort with him that she had not had in a while. It frightened her a little but the fact that there was no guilt this time meant things would be just fine. She decided that if her brother came back at all and saw her with another man, she would not bother to fight with him, for she had already made up her mind that she wanted normalcy and couldn't have that life with Pony doing what he did. Would she ever be able to have it, though? She worried that Lorn would find her mad when she told him how she saw her late husband pass away.

She watched him move gracefully on and off Dora and then she did the same on the first try. She did not try to get off of Dora yet, for she was squeezing her eyes shut for a moment. She settled her other foot into the empty stirrup and said, "I think I've got it." And then she opened her eyes and beamed down at him.