Maia blushed at the laugh Celeste had at her innocent curiosity, but a touch of mirth came to her lips when she realized that her gesture<em>was</em>pretty silly in retrospect. "How could such a thing come to be?" She wondered aloud before she realized that Ulduvai's situation wasn't all that different...just worse. "Well...at least they aren't turning people into devourers. I think?"<br/><br/>At the diplomacy comment, she wistfully replied, "Would that there could be."<br/><br/>She looked away at the horse's reaction and nodded before Celeste's words drew her attention and gaze. The following spellcasting and horse's reaction did much of the same and she tilted her head and slightly pursed her lips afterward, impressed by the success. "Hmm. Well, I guess that helps." That expression melted away quickly however, and was quickly replaced with blinking and a vivid blush at Celeste's spoken offer and extended hand. "You wouldn't mind?"<br/><br/>Even as she asked that, she accepted and carefully made her way into the seat with extra care taken to avoid putting too much weight on the poor woman as she was pulled up. She was surprised at herself when her first instinct was to huddle against Celeste, though she resisted the temptation and played it off as she shifted about then murmured, "I can't remember if I've ever ridden one of these before. Is there a proper way or...?"<br/><br/>Still the mental imagery and imagined feeling of snuggling up against another person teased at her mind. She quickly attributed it to loneliness and reading too many novels from the past then realized something else. "Are you going to be okay? This spell isn't something you have to keep casting over and over, is it? Your magic seems to take a lot out of you and I'd rather you didn't faint."