[Rosekitten]

He never said a word when she poke her name, he heard it but he was more focused on watching the road ahead it would seem. Though her next statement made him sigh a little before he spoke. "No it doesn't matter.. though even as temporary company your still my charge for the time being." There's a statement you didn't hear out here so far from the kingdoms rule. Sure he wasn't accepting payment from her and he didn't expect her to do much of anything but he still wasn't going to let harm befall her if he had breath left. Not tat he truly cared for her well being but it still was against his nature to let a companion fall into harms way.

After what he had gone through it was almost amazing he didn't just break down and allow death to take him. Though he didn't show it his armor hid a few wounds that were still in the healing process. He could still fight well enough to protect this woman, or that's what he thought. Though if he failed he'd hardly complain about death taking him. If this journey he was on proved to be fruitless what more would he have to live for anyway.

Even though he didn't answer her for the time being if they traveled long enough she might get his story, or if his past came back from the grave to haunt him. Though his tale was hardly something you would want to hear. A man pushed to the edge of breaking having lost everything, he really was a shell of his former self. If it wasn't for his soul being anchored to his body it would probably forsake him as well.

The war steed snorted a little before taking a few steps forward and shaking it's head once. "You think so.." Abel spoke to the creature like he understood what it was saying, the horse shook it's head again in a up and down motion of sorts as it's answer to the man. This probably looked odd to most, though not so odd from where he hailed from. But even going back there was lost to him, nothing remained aside from painful memories.

Though he did finally speak again seeing as the day was slowly turning into dusk. "We'll stop in another hour.. there's a grove ahead that will provide cover till daybreak" He said nothing more about it, though he wasn't looking forward to the time during the night, sleep brought dreams ... and with them images he'd rather forget. It didn't help that this woman would probably chat his ear off in the process.