"You'll have to," he said, unable or unwilling to phrase it a little more delicately. "We'll probably have to teach you how to ride. It will be faster if we travel by Chocobo where possible and believe me, you'll definitely want to, once we reach the desert."

He didn't object to the desert heat, but he was well aware that other people didn't fare so well. Giving the donkey work to Chocobos, preferably the hardiest type they could rent, would make it easier on her if she turned out not to be able to tolerate hours and hours of heat.