She walked at a moderate pace, allowing him to keep up as she went, and kept her eyes trained on the trees. He spoke after a few moments, and again, she contemplated her answer before speaking.<br/><br/>"Yes, the bandit. I'm not sure yet if they are who I thought they were. You would do well to be more watchful in your travels. It was a situation more easily avoided."<br/><br/>She bends to pluck a tall weed from the ground, breaks off a bit of the stem to shorten it to a desired length, then sticks one end between her teeth. The pebble she'd been holding concealed in her hand all this time, easily slid into the moneybag hanging from her belt, out of sight.