He was definitely telling her the truth. A liar would have bragged about riding one, and probably doing an exceptional job of it too. But was it really so strange? There were all kinds of nutzoid monsters running around on this planet, why not dragons with two legs that don't breathe fire that people can ride?

"Yeah, I'd like that. Thanks," she smiled at his offer of an introduction.

Once they started getting down to business, Lita straightened confidently. "Right! I dunno much about finding buried treasure, but that does sound fun. It's the riding part I've never tried before. How does that go?" She doubted it was like ice skating, so she probably couldn't show off or expect any natural talents to emerge.