She noticed the way he blushed. Had he not even noticed she he pulled her along when they were escaping his guards? It made her giggle slightly as she followed him, seeming to feel more at ease from the realization. "Thank you for your help, Kyle."

She moved to grasp his hand for a moment, turning to look away from him to hide that she was clearly embarrassed from doing so. "This way, we won't get separated and lost even further."

She pouted. "My point was it was up to you. I'm fine either way. It didn't seem like you wanted to go home yet, so..."

"I should, but I don't mind the woods, either. It's still more interesting than the desert."

"True, we could follow the general direction they came from... Did you want to head back to town?"

As the pursuers disappeared and she heard him let out a relieved sigh, she looked to him with a smile. "Now that that's over with... What should we do? We're even deeper in the woods now..."

Hiding behind the tree with him, she kept close. She didn't think it was a good idea for her to be spotted by whoever guarded him- they'd ask her questions, and she wasn't necessarily good at lying. However, keeping close had its own consequences. She felt a bit red in her cheeks from it, even if it...

She felt surprised when she felt him grasp her hand, but followed him readily. She knew a thing or two about having guards, or at least protective people, at home. Still, she couldn't help the way her mind wandered as he dragged her deeper into the forest. Just what were they guarding him from? &quo...

She paused, hearing footsteps- footsteps that weren't their own. She turned towards Kyle with a curious glance. "To be sure, you weren't being pursued, were you? If not, it's fine- but if so, we might want to get out of this part of the woods quickly."

"It's not like we choose where we grow up." She laughed a bit. "But while I agree the trees are getting boring... The breeze still feels nicer than the sandstorms."