[The nightmare pulls up short, deigning to notice the human taking interest. Its eyes hold a mocking intelligence, as if the bit and harness are a mere formality - if it didn't want to be doing what it was doing, it damned well wouldn't be doing it. That being said, however, this one's actually pretty docile.]

You may. Just don't get too close to her mouth or eyes - I've told her not to bite, but I really can't speak for instinct.

[...Yes, the bad accent is in full effect. Hard to tell with a text sentence that doesn't have any of the usual hallmarks, I know, but what can ya do?]