Overstepping

He could see the effort Thalia was putting forward in this somewhat temporary home she now had. If she was putting up a farce he was impressed at the lengths she was going to pull the wool over his eyes. What she didn’t hide so well was her comfort, she looked tense from where Rhyme was standing, but then again she was alone in a pack she didn’t really know, he’d have felt the same.

”Patrolling? A great task to learn the territories.” He asked, shifting himself so he could more easily continue on the well worn path before them. ”Do you mind if I join you? At least until I find a trail that will lead me to breakfast.” Rhyme assured her. He wouldn’t make her endure his presence for very long, actually she could deny him altogether if she wanted. Rhyme had the big task of feeding hungry mouths he could get back to. ”You’re from Aerie, right? What’s it like there?” He tried to lead the conversation. It was small talk, but sometimes that was all it took.