Nikita protested, but settled when she realized she was to become queen of her own mount. A good thing too as Kirk suddenly found himself quite distracted by Alexander.

Kirk was never one to give worse than he got, and he certainly did not want to disappoint Alexander the Great of all people. He reached out to steady himself against a massive arm, pressing against his mouth and proving that he was not all talk either. You learn to speak a few alien languages and you learn to do some impressive things with your tongue.

He was left a touch breathless when the other pulled back, laughing beneath his breath as the man took off at a trot (now doubt a concession to his own lack of riding skills, which he appreciated).

"Like the chase, do you?" Kirk teased, urging his own mount into a trot to catch up.