"Oh, I don't want you to feel like you have to. I don't want you to feel like a beast of burden or anything." Baba very much wanted to ride a polar bear; the thought of it made her a little giddy. Riding animals that weren't usually ridden unless in stories of some sort, even if she herself was a Fable, was something of a high. She grabbed some of his fur, wondering how one mounted a polar bear without flying. She wasn't going to let him in on that particular bit of power. She did have to keep some of herself a mystery after all.
"Though, I've no idea how to get on you." She tried to start climbing up his back. She didn't mean to pull too much on his fur, honest. Certainly not when she slipped, possibly yanking some of the fur a little too hard.