You just looked slightly unsteady, that is all. I didn't want you to continue with the ride for my sake if you were not feeling up to it.

*She debated just ignoring the question or possibly brushing it off, but that didn't seem fair. She really was worried that he was sick or something and she really would have felt terrible if he had continued with the ride because she was there.

She giggles a little when he says that, and is rather pleased by it*

Thank you, but try telling the Comtesse that. She told me it was scandalous and I may as well be prancing about in my nightgown.

*Good men indeed. Good men who will probably be telling their wives all about this later and then it will be all over the palace by the afternoon.

She smiles again and gestures for one of the grooms to come over to help her onto the horse*

That's a wonderful name. It suits her well since she's such a beautiful colour.

*the man approaches and help her up onto the horse. It takes her a moment to get herself adjusted properly, as she is generally used to riding a horse sidesaddle and not astride like she is now*

There, goodness it is much easier to do this without skirts on.