Aerith looked amused and thoughtful for a moment before she unbuttoned the lowest button at the front of her dress, giving herself more room to move. Then, she lifted her foot up into the stirrup with only a little difficulty. The bird was quite tall, and she'd never had to get her foot up that high before, but she managed it. She gripped the pommel with one hand, and the back of the saddle with the other, and then glanced at Axel and told him, "No peeking!"

Then she hoisted herself up, slightly clumsily to swing her leg round and plant herself in the saddle.