Chapter 17 Hold My Waist

• Lyra's POV
• Aside from Jessica, I’d never taught anyone anything—directly or indirectly. I wasn’t even sure of my own strengths or weaknesses, but none of that crossed my mind before I offered to teach Blake how to ride a horse.
• I could tell he was too proud to admit he didn’t know how. That was fine. If I’d grown up like a normal girl, I probably wouldn’t know how to shoot a gun either, let alone ride. But thanks to Grandpa, I learned both early—and they stuck.