Without a word he did than took a position beside her.  Putting her between him and the cart, a protected position, and resting one hand on the pommel of his long sword and letting the other one hang.  He examined the woman more closely.  Admittedly he examined her bust more closely first but then her.  He looked forward at the long stretching road ahead.  "How far is it to the Everwood?  if we have to top is their any place to secure this wagon that's safe and defensible? If we should encounter any complications how much force should I use against them, kill or disable?"  Came the series of questions about their journey, which would undoubtedly generate more once answered.