"No, it's- you don't have to be," she said, biting her lower lip as she moved back to Leila and climbed back into the saddle. "It's true enough, isn't it? Most people treat me the way I do because of my family." Oh, she was not going to cry. Gen took a careful breath to steady herself. "I don't- I never thought I treated people based on what society says. But maybe I do, and don't realize it." She looked back down to Leila, idly toying with a bit of her mane. "You don't have to- you don't have to kiss me back, or- or say any of the things you did."