Jennifer
*The man sighs and picks up the reigns. Unlike Circine, he seems to have **Zero** Issues with leaving the woman.* "You do as you will then. I'm heading back home, and if you wish to come along with or without the woman, that is within your rights. As for myself, I don't wish to lose daylight nor want her in my cart." *A pause, then nod.* "Good day if you accompany her." *And he gets his cart moving along the road, unconcerned with the woman's warnings of bandits. He was aware enough from passing through time after time.*
Alfred
*The centaur paused a moment, weighing up his options. Either he accompanied the trader, a competent but still vulnerable traveller, heading for the same destination, or a woman that had led a bandit party into their midst to use them as walls, of whomst he knew not her destination. With another rearing up of his front legs, he had made his decision swiftly.*
"Right then, I shall accompany you, Victor. Good day, madam. If you wish to follow, I have no qualms - but I will not stay any longer, wasting the day."
Jennifer
*Bag settled against his hip rather than inside the cart, lest the female decide to get into the cart. And maybe take his bag. Looking at the centaur he nods as he decides to accompany him.* "I'll be heading to East Mentia, assuming there's enough time to get there. I didn't expect to be making a house call today." *A slight frown.* "Or dealing with bandits to be perfectly honest."
Alfred
"That would make two of us, sir... Lead the way."
*Circine replied with a wave of his hand, regarding Calico once more as he waited for a response - but expected the woman to simply slip away.*
Jennifer
The man didn't hesitate as the cart rolled onward. He did however mutter, "I will throw her, bodily, into a creek if she climbs into my cart. ...Or let her catch a pox given that's just as likely."

And, honestly? It was. He'd carried bodies in the cart before and while he did clean it, it did not stop him from ill wishes. "..You're in East Mentia? Not seen you before, though I keep to my clinic."
Alfred
*He chuckled gently at his remarks, shaking his head as he kept up with the cart.*
"I suppose we'll see how this turns out, hm?- Ah, I'm not from the region. I hail from the Khanate, one of the steppe tribes. I'm just exploring right now."
Jennifer
"Khanate. Not been there." *He says softly, musing.* "Mostly Mentia, for a time Salvainia, but I like where I am now more. There's a lot less competition here compared to the busy city."
*He paused, thinking,* "Though I did do most of my learning in the city."
Alfred
"Ah, an educated man? Studied in an academy, then?"
*The centaur's ears perked up at the mention of formal education - the most he had experienced of such learning was from dusty old books from travelling merchants.*
Jennifer
"For a time, yes. Not everyone is capable of feats of magic, and those who cannot practice medicine quite differently than those who can. It was part of the draw," Victor says, and **For once** That vague irritation in his voice brought on by Calico lets up. He genuinely enjoyed learning.

"While my Father had been a physician he didn't have much drive for physical learning. Just tended to use magic and call it good. I wanted to know a bit more," He admits with a shrug. "I learned how to make stitches and medicines, and quite a bit about various races and their anatomies. I was there for some years until I felt there wasn't much else to learn."