Read the excerpt from The Land.Mitchell almost smiled. "Well, don't want that. Thing is, though, Paul, this here's a dangerous-looking animal.""Dangerous enough for me to reconsider?""Well, that's up to you. You the one hafta ride him."I walked up to the grey and looked into his eyes. "I'll ride him," I decided right then for a fact. "I've got only my neck to lose and four times a rider's pay to gain."
Paul recognizes that the grey is dangerous but decides to ride him because the higher pay is worth the risk to him. His willingness to risk getting hurt for a chance at four times a rider’s pay shows that he is a risk-taker.
AI-written and checked against the verified answer.