Looking at her, he realized she was scared. Her big eyes were wide with fright. He stopped moving and extended his hand for her to climb up behind him while telling her" quickly you have to hide your bags under the root of that big tree as we cannot ride fast while you are hanging on to it. You can come back for it after this wave of white rain has passed". She complied and held on to him as she climbed up. It was her first time on a horse though and she was unsteady as she sat.