[ She takes his hand, because unfortunately, she can stare down a pack of wyverns with only a slight twinge of annoyance, but horses are still terrifying. There's a second where she grips it a little too hard to slide off the horse, and a wobble in her posture that is possibly just nerves.

(Possibly it's worse. Ritsuka still doesn't understand how magic works in this place, and it hasn't really occurred to her that the automatic protection from poison she receives from her bond with Mash has been suspended. For now, she's just blaming the horse ride.) ]

Free, huh? ...I'd like to be able to do something, at least. Even if it's just some kind of parttime thing. I think I'd probably go crazy otherwise.

[ Somewhere in the back of her head is an anxiety that she is refusing to examine too closely just yet. How long are we stuck here? What's going on back home? What if Mash is upset--what if she thinks I'm dead when I'm here and fine--

Never mind that. Panic can happen later! ]