"You can't!"
"Why not? They're controlled. And they're the only way I'll be able to get back to the ship." I picked up the nearest controller. "Let's see what happens."
Ven squeaked as the monster lifted me in the air and set me across its neck. I crossed my pads and hung on. The ground seemed terribly far away.
"How is it up there?" Ven asked.
"A little unstable," I said, "but I'll manage. Shall we go?"
We moved up the trail to the rocky abutment and turned up the hill. The brute beneath me climbed strongly and easily.
"Wait a minute," Ven said as she turned the corner behind me, "you're going too fast."
"Why don't you ride?" I called down to her. "This one moves easily enough. It's much better than walking."
"I think I will," Ven replied.