[ And she can mount her horse easily from the other side, although dismounting is altogether unpleasant. But that's beside the point; she knows it's ridiculous to keep dancing around the bloody subject when it's so clearly out in the open now. He's been a damn good sport about it but even she recognises when one crosses the line from stubborn into bullheaded and proud. So she takes a breath, exhales silently (not bracing herself, just... Jesus, Carter, you're standing in your own damn way again), inhales again and then: ]
Although that doesn't make being shot in the leg any less unpleasant.
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[ And she can mount her horse easily from the other side, although dismounting is altogether unpleasant. But that's beside the point; she knows it's ridiculous to keep dancing around the bloody subject when it's so clearly out in the open now. He's been a damn good sport about it but even she recognises when one crosses the line from stubborn into bullheaded and proud. So she takes a breath, exhales silently (not bracing herself, just... Jesus, Carter, you're standing in your own damn way again), inhales again and then: ]
Although that doesn't make being shot in the leg any less unpleasant.