Erin paused from eating when Nathan sat back down, although with the excitement having passed, she'd been reminded of how hungry she was and how good the stew tasted.  She waited for the man to get settled, then cleared her throat awkwardly.  "Hey, I just wanted to say thanks.  For before, that is.  Your explanation of how we met."  She poked at a chunk of celery, pushing it back and forth.  "I think I'd probably be the one taking the brunt of how people feel about thieves right now if it weren't for you covering for me.  And I also know you didn't have no reason to do that.  So, well, yeah.  I owe you a few times over."<br/><br/>The celery had resurfaced and she poked at it some more.  The last thing she wanted to do right now was fess up to being an even bigger liar, but the man had been fair with her.  More than fair.  And it wasn't right to repay that with lying.  "As for your horse," she started, this time chasing the celery around the outside of the bowl.  "There was a man down by the Broken Eagle.  Said he was looking for a horse and would pay for a good one on short notice.  That's what I was going.  I imagine he's gone now, though.  He didn't look like he was going to stand around waiting for very long."