Cayton nodded, turning her head back over to Alice. She seemed a bit nervous all of a sudden, and Cayton frowned a bit. "Yeah, that's fine...you all right? You look almost as freaked out as I am," she said, blinking quietly. She still felt a little pale, and her whole body was shaking like a leaf in a storm. The ride was traumatizing enough as it was, but with Alice's arms wrapped around her waist for the entire thing...that was even worse...or better. Whatever.

Kay stared at the bleachers quietly, almost as if they were foreign. They seemed so low to the ground now that she was on a horse...She blinked and snapped out of it, turning her attention back to Alice. "Erm--I think I've got it.." she muttered, yanking her feet out of the stirrups and trying to swing her leg over. She gave a huff of frustration and finally yanked the leg off again, quickly sliding down and leaning on Pap's huge bulk for some support. She was able to hop down successfully and she popped her prosthetic back on, giving Alice a triumphant, but weak, grin.

"I didn't die. That's a start," she said, her body slightly wobbly from the movement. "That wasn't--as bad. Not as bad as I thought." Still bad, but Alice made it a bit better. Cayton frowned, seeing flickers of all different sorts of emotions behind her eyes. "You sure you're okay?"

Cayton scoffed and rolled her eyes at Alice's comment. "Hah. If that was what you call 'good,' I'd like to see your definition of 'bad...'" she muttered, giving her a wry grin. She finally felt all of the blood rush back to her face, going back to normal. Her arms crossed in front of her, an eyebrow raised in defiance. She could still feel some quiet tremors running through her body, but it was nothing like what she had been feeling moments earlier. The worst was over.

Her eyes narrowed suspiciously at Alice's sudden change in demeanor. She could've sworn she had seen a glimpse of nervousness lining her eyes, and Cayton couldn't help but think that she was starting to lie to her. She gave a quiet huff and nodded, deciding to let the subject go. Though she wanted to make sure she was all right, she still couldn't help but respect her wishes. She herself hated it when people nagged her about her emotions. Alice would talk when ready.

"Okay, sounds good." She nodded and gave her a grin, tilting her head to the side. "I'll keep it in mind, but I think I'll be all right," she said, sitting down on the bleachers and crossing her legs. She blinked and took out her book, opening up to the dog eared page she had been on last.

She occasionally lifted her head up, watching as Alice rode. She winced whenever she made a tight turn or if she went faster. It was a thrill to watch, but Kay still feared for the girl's life...She always turned back to the safety of her book whenever she got faster; it helped her to relax a bit.

Cayton wasn't really paying much attention to the time, either. She was too busy growing more and more absorbed into Kindred. It was an extremely odd mix of both African American literature and science fiction, and the book had won Kay over immediately. She loved both genres, and the action had started quickly. She was a pretty fast reader, so she was just about done when it was time for Alice to get off. But as soon as she looked up to see if she was getting off, she was just beginning to start the jumps.

Kay's eyes widened as she swallowed. The fear drained from her body, as well as her color. The absolute grace that she was able to handle her horse with was breathtaking--it almost made her want to try it herself. But, remembering what had happened last time and the fear that had coursed through her veins made the thought disappear quickly. However, she still couldn't take her eyes off of Alice. It was almost as if she was one with the horse--she looked totally natural up there, and...beautiful.

She snapped out of it when she realized Alice was nearing her. She grinned and shook her head, her face going red. "It's fine, it was nice to watch," she said, trying to show her that she was speaking the truth.

She grinned, finally relaxing. So, she was a bit nervous. Probably not as nervous as she was, but still nervous. That's good. That's okay, she could deal with that. "Yeah, but I'll give you another shot," she joked, shooting her a wink before slipping down from the bleachers.

Cayton gave her a grin, cocking her head and admiring her a bit. "The both of you did. It was like you could read his mind or something," she said, blinking quietly. The horse snorted, making her edge away a little bit. That fear was still there, and probably always would be, no matter what would be happening. Even Alice wouldn't be able to totally annihalate that fact...but she could let it lessen a bit. It already had...

She blinked a bit. "Y--you sure? I mean, if you need the help but, I don't know if I'd be much of use..." she said, suddenly starting to edge away from the big black Pap. She swallowed and gave a slightly nervous smile at Alice, not really sure what to tell her. She wanted to do anything to get closer to her, but--bathe the animal that thirsted for her blood?

"Okay." What the fuck? Was she insane?

She blinked in surprise at Alice. "Not...really...I mean, I really wouldn't be able to do much with my pegleg here," she stated, knocking on her prosthetic with her fist for emphasis. It made a loud clacking noise, which even creeped Kay out a little bit.

Kay grinned and nodded. "It was pretty amazing to see you two work so well together. I've never seen such a strong bond." She stared at Alice quietly as she pet the horse's mane. She couldn't help but smile softly. Those two were pretty close--she had never heard of such a thing to be close to an animal--especially one that had about 1000 pounds on her. Amazing.

She nodded and watched the cross ties become hooked onto his halter in slight fascination. A horse that big could easily break away from those metal hooks--she couldn't help but wonder why he didn't do it. Maybe he was too happy with Alice to break away, and as he stood there with a sleepy look on his face, Cayton gave a quiet grin. She suddenly had the urge to hug either the horse or the girl, but she acted on neither thought and simply stood, waiting for the hose to spray the horse with.

"Yeah, I guess," she muttered, letting her eyes travel to the dirty floor. "I don't know if I could even without my bad leg..." she said, much more quietly this time. She'd never be able to get that close to an animal she was so petrified of.

She brightened a bit, her head snapping upward. "Hell yeah, I'm going undercover," she said, giving a grin. "It's almost like acting, and it's helluva lot better than sitting around at a desk all day. Which is probably what I would have been doing if I couldn't prove myself to the bosses," she said. She was being privately trained along with her classes, so she already knew the system well.

Cayton's eyebrow rose quietly, blinking at Alice's tone. "Yes, mother, but I can handle myself out there just as well as anybody else," she mentioned, a grin forming on her face. She had no idea why Alice was suddenly concerned about her, but it was amusing, to say the least. She took a step back when Alice brought out the hose and made a slight face when she watched all of the sweat and dirt wash off the horse. It was like a walking germ farm...But Kay had been in much dirtier situations, so she didn't complain at all.

"Actually, it's pretty safe anyway. We're trained for stuff like that. Besides...I'll always have my emergency kit with me, so that prevents basically any disaster from occuring. And my aim is damn good," she said, a smug smirk plastered to her face now. She let her hands delve into her pockets as she tilted her head. Her green eyes quietly studied Alice as she cleaned the horse.

She quickly backed away again when the horse shook himself off. She made a slightly disgusted face and wiped off the grime that had now been splattered all over her face and torso. She laughed quietly to herself, but even she had no idea why she was laughing in the first place. High on nerves, maybe? But there really wasn't much to be nervous about, right?