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"I'm still not sure about this," Ash says, as Chris leads the horse out of the stable. "What if it drops me?"
"He, not it," Chris corrects. "And you won't fall off. We'll only be walking, and I'll be right next to you the whole time."
Ash frowns, caught between his desire to make Chris happy and his desire to not get on that horse.
"Hey," Chris says gently. "I won't let anything happen to you. You can trust me."
"I do trust you," Ash replies. He takes a deep breath, bracing himself, then nods firmly. "Okay. Let's do this."