Christopher
*Terrel would stop with what he was doing, part of him wondering if they had already sent an assassin out to get him in the middle of the night. Perhaps it was paranoia, but nonetheless he had found himself lowering his hand to the hilt of his sword in preparation of it.*"I hope you weren't planning on getting a ride tonight."*The Elf would say as he'd turn around only to see it was some animalistic-like woman.

He supposed the voice alone should have been an indicator, but she could still be an assassin at that. It would be better to play cautious anyways. He'd look her up and down, eventually deciding to continue what he was saying.*"Horse is exhausted."*He'd say.*"And I don't plan on pushing him anymore tonight."

*It was as if he was giving her his predicament willingly. If she was here to kill him, now couldn't possibly be a better time between the two's exhaustion. He simply wanted to see if she'd try it.*"But I plan on setting up a camp out here, assuming you don't plan on walking out in the dark for the rest of the night."*He'd offer, a slight smirk appearing from where his pig mask didn't fully cover the bottom of his face.

A cold breeze would blow past, reminding them of Summer not quite taking its hold on the land yet and leaving spring to provide what warmth it could during the day. He was fortunate to be dressed warmly for it, head to toe in plated armor only to be covered over by the red cloak that typically surrounded his body when not brushed back into its more cape-like form. His long pink hair ran along the back of his head, coming to a stop a handful of inches below his shoulders. It was true he had cut it at some point, though over the years it had been working to regain its original length.*
Edward
Mai's eye quickly spotted the hand towards the sword hilt, stopping her steps immediately. Despite the woman hiding her animalistic features, such as her ears and tail, a feline look was still perceptible in the woman's movements and posture, in addition to her claws. She decided not to make another move lest the man suspect her, she didn't want any trouble for today. 

An eyebrow arched as she realized the elf was looking her up and down. Her clothes weren't quite normal for a simple person, but she definitely wouldn't speak to a person before attacking. "Oh! I understand."

"Well, I'd rather not walk around at night in an empty place like this. Even more being tired after long hours of walking..." Her eyes landed for a second on his smirk, her own lips mimicking the expression. "I do not wish to disturb you, just stay here for a while before continuing my journey."

Mai took steps towards the man calmly, hoping not to show any sort of threat. "Do you want any help setting up camp?"
Christopher
*The Elf would gradually move his hand away from his weapon at her approach, her movements matching that of some kind of feline. She was a Kemonomimi alright, though that didn't take away his full suspicion of her. They were just as good as trackers as any beastkin would of been. As she drew near to him, he'd find himself staring down at her. Eventually his smirk would fade into a more genuine grin, mostly at her offer.*"Depends."*He'd say, suddenly turning away from her to return to work with his horse.*"Do you know how to set one up?" 

*From what her expressionism could tell him, she wasn't here to look for a fight, at least not right now. He'd reach into the saddle bags, pulling out some flint he could use to start off a quick fire for the night.*"Not much out here to stay, unless you prefer forest dwelling."*He'd continue, walking past her ever so casually in trying to find some vegetation that would be easy to burn for the fire.*"You travel often, I'm assuming."*

*It was as good as an assumption as any with her claiming to continuing her journey afterwards alongside the unique clothing she wore. It was a wonder of what she needed him to take her to the nearest town for lest she just wanted to borrow his horse for the trek that she could walk herself.*"Because if that's the case, you should consider in investing in a horse."*He'd say, glancing back towards her.*
Edward
As Mai approached it was possible that the elf could see a small movement behind her, hidden behind her and walking clumsily. A not-so-large stone, it was possible to carry it with both hands, with a face and paws similar to a cat's. Every now and then it glanced up at Mai and then at the elf curiously.

"Of course I do." She was confident, although soon after she withers a little and sighs. "No, I don't know. I didn't use to set up camps to sleep at night." She continued smirking even though she admitted not knowing it. "But I can help with whatever you need."

The rock behind her then revealed itself completely so it could go sniff the horse. The woman noticed and spoke "Puff, please. It's a horse, it's not that weird." The tiny creature turned its head slightly to the side in confusion looking at Mai, pulling away from the horse and running towards her. Mai herself turned to the elf afterward, one hand on her hip as she spoke. "A horse? Well, it's not necessary. And I have Puff with me, I don't think a horse would carry that stone all the time."
Christopher
*Terrel would let out a snort of suppressed amusement at her conclusion of not knowing how to set up camp, deciding that her help in a task was all he was going to get out of it.*"In that case, you can help by gathering any sticks and stones you can find."*He'd say, deciding to take her offered assistance.

His gaze would drop down towards the small rock, seemingly walking up to his horse. The Elf would squint at it against the dark. It seemed like some sort of golemnling. Though the Elf had never seen one in person, he had occasionally read about the rock creatures. This would only be confirmed further as Mai had addressed the creature by name. Perhaps it was a pet of sorts.*"You can start with your rock friend there."*He'd decide to joke with her, soon taking what bits of nature he found and placing them together in a strategic pile.

His horse would glance over at Puff, soon shying away from the creature in his timidity. With Puff soon returning back to Mai's side, the Elf would take a seat on the ground near the pile he had made. He half-listened to Mai speaking about not needing a horse and her Golemnling most likely making it harder for them to carry.*"I think a horse can carry a rock just fine."*The Elf would say.*"Unless the thing is denser than gold of course. In that case, you may just have let Puff carry you the whole way."*The Elf would say, chuckling at the thought as he'd grab a small rock and smack it against the flint to cause small sparks to rise up.*
Edward
Mai nodded and set off in search of sticks around her, making a pile in her arms and carrying them like a mother carrying a baby. She didn't seem all that worried about the man's presence, though she always had her attention on what he was doing when she wasn't looking.

She left the sticks near Terrel and went looking for any rocks she could see in the dark woods. Mai smiled at the joke made about Puff, muttering low enough that the man couldn't hear. "*Silly...*" Shook her head from side to side, and picked up what she could find on the ground, then placed it near where she had placed the sticks. Puff walked curiously around the resource piles, occasionally sniffing things and making a noise similar to *'Puffgh'*. 

"Oh the problem is not the weight, no. Puff is quite agitated, other animals don't like him. Or rather, scared of him. Anyway, walking always offers us some funny or exciting experience." She smiled remembering all the times she was almost robbed or had to help someone, and also rob someone, but that was not to be talked about. She laughed a little as she imagined the scene of being carried by the little creature, sitting not so far away from Terrel. 

"What makes you travel today?" She asked in a neutral voice, her eyes fixed on the claws of her feet. She kept her knees up a little, one hand hugging her legs from underneath while the other rested.
Christopher
"Mercenary work mainly."*The Elf would answer, watching as small flame would begin to kindle in his small pile before he'd gradually begin adding the ones that Mai had brought over.*"Well that and getting away from Ulnoor. It's not really the place for me so I'm planning on just heading to the next Capitol."*The Elf would shrug off the real reason for heading to the next town over, figuring it was any other day of getting hunted down.*

"What about you? Just decided to up and start walking to the other towns?"*He'd question, wondering if her choice in walking over riding a mount meant that she didn't plan on doing too much traveling. That or it was true when she mentioned preferring to walk. Maybe it was just a Kemonomimi thing or an adventurer thing in general.

Terrel, however, preferred the quicker method. At the very least, a method that was decent in speed while also not warranting any extra attention or well, made it any less easy to recover from a sudden ambush. He liked to travel light when possible, and to him, bringing his horse along was the best way to warrant that while also carrying the supplies he needed.*
Edward
*'Mercenary work', eh?* She thought with a low laugh, which she disguised by turning her face a little sideways. Puff laid down on its side and the two little black dots, his eyes, disappeared indicating that they were closed.

"No... I'm going back to where I should be. I can tell you that I wasted a lot of my time around here and ended up regretting it." Mai sighed wearily and brought her hands to her face. If Terrel had intended to attack, surely this was the opening. She stood there for a few seconds with her hands still before looking around, landing her eyes on the man next to her.

"Now that I remembered, I didn't introduce myself. Pardon me. My name is Misha, and Puff you already know." Mai offered the elf a little smirk.