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Liberty peeked at the book Ryker had been reading, but couldn't quite see the cover. Oh well, she thought, I should be listening to what he's saying. So she did. Liberty looked down at the table after Ryker finished. Something weird had definitely happened yesterday at the waterfall, but Liberty had the feeling neither of them should be sorry for it. "I don't know what happened to me either. It... I..." Liberty was at a loss for words. She tried again, still looking at the table in between them, which had cup rings scattered around on it and crumbs lounging about. "It felt like it does when I'm about to do a riding meet. Like I was nervous and excited, but also with a bit of... of... A bit of..." Liberty now knew exactly what the feeling was, but she couldn't bring herself to say the word that would probably make the feeling come right back. Too late. It already did. Liberty's heart jumped and skipped and ran singing along the sidewalk, while her brain was the stern parent saying, 'be careful!' and 'what are you thinking?!'. Liberty brang her eyes down to her lap, where she saw her fists were balled and her knuckles were white. Liberty focused on relaxing, uncurling her fingers and breathing. But the little jumping hear wouldn't stop jumping; it seemed to have the energy of a crazy puppy.