Xanthippe paused, her lips parted and her brow furrowed as she parsed that. Because she hadn't even thought of it like that.

But now she did. So her eyes widened a little.

"Oh! Oh, that was supposed to be a play on 'riding'." Because that would be a part of why he should stay, clearly. Still, she her expression turned into a smirk. Kind of a vague one, like she wanted to hide the urge to. "But, that other thing -- I could, I think, see myself saying that? I mean, you're not small."