"Well, you will certainly be useful in a short period of time, that is for sure."<br/><br/>With a bit of an exhalation the Major nodded, "We fit those with saddles who want them from the beginning. The problem is that some dragons actually prefer to go bareback, so we let them ride that way as much as possible."<br/><br/>He paused once more and then turned back as he tried to figure whether she was just trying to be nice again, but figured it was no matter. "You're ready to go then?"<br/><br/>With that he moved over and did his best to mount her by sliding his legs over in spite of the fact that she had no equipment. With a practiced gesture, the Major indicated the direction in which she was to fly. Taking direction like this in the manner of, say, a horse was probably very different for her, but it meant one big thing was now true for sure:<br/><br/>She was useful.<br/><br/>"Up up! Turn 16 degrees starboard at 12 knots!"<br/><br/>Apparently he was well practiced with giving navigational orders, but she probably wasn't yet used to taking them. His orders were indicated as though there were an imaginary sphere around her, very similar to the manner in which ships were navigated.<br/><br/>"Tell me, what do you know about constellations?" It seemed like an unusual question since, presuming that she had taken off, they would have been flying during the day. Regardless, he asked for a reason. Night flights very often required navigation by looking at stars, since the land was coated in a cloak of darkness.