Read the excerpt from The Land. I looked down at Mitchell and stopped, knowing that despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with me. Now, I don't know what possessed me in that moment to say the next thing I did. Maybe I was feeling guilty that because I was my daddy's son, I could ride Ghost Wind. Maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear I said what I said. I no longer was afraid of Mitchell. "You want to ride him?" I asked.

Mitchell took a step backward. It was obvious he hadn't expected me to say that. "You know I can't ride him," he said. "Your white daddy'd kill me."

"You want to ride him?" I asked again.

Mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. "So, what if I do?"

"You figure you can ride Ghost Wind, then get on. Just bring him back to the stable when you're finished so I can rub him down."

How do Paul’s and Mitchell’s reactions in this excerpt compare?

Both boys are surprised that Paul gives Ghost Wind to Mitchell.
Both boys are worried that Paul’s father will catch them.
Neither boy is ready to get into a fight over who rides Ghost Wind.
Neither boy is ready to admit how much he wants to ride Ghost Wind.