[ She still feels guilty for leaving, and she hadn't told him the truth about why, worried he'd want to come with her, worried she'd put someone else she cared about directly in harm's way just by being close to her. But when word reached her that something had happened... she'd had to come back, to see that he was alright. If only that had been true. ]

Not much of anything... traveling... staying on the move.

[ Reigns in hand she leads them along, eyes open for signs, clues, things that might lead to an ideal camp site. ]

... We need to talk about that, actually, Varian. If we're going to be traveling together, you should know. The reason I left Corona... I was trying to protect you, and your village.