Jacob laughs, even if it's pretty clear that Hector isn't joking. He wasn't actually going to joust, as appealing as it might be.
"I wish I could, but I don't think you'll be any safer on the ground." He is serious about that, because two giant animals charging at each other is no different from the situation they were in before. At least up here they're not getting trampled.
He doesn't intend to crash them together. There are plenty of columns and maybe using one of those to their advantage would be better than trying to spear the rhino or its master. But that might not be easy. Hells bells, none of this has been easy so far.
"Hold on!" He says, pulling sharply on the reins, directing the rhino around, away from its charging brother, missing it by a slim margin. "We're going to try to stay out of their way."
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"I wish I could, but I don't think you'll be any safer on the ground." He is serious about that, because two giant animals charging at each other is no different from the situation they were in before. At least up here they're not getting trampled.
He doesn't intend to crash them together. There are plenty of columns and maybe using one of those to their advantage would be better than trying to spear the rhino or its master. But that might not be easy. Hells bells, none of this has been easy so far.
"Hold on!" He says, pulling sharply on the reins, directing the rhino around, away from its charging brother, missing it by a slim margin. "We're going to try to stay out of their way."