Kalista frowned at Mitch as he stepped so quickly after her, but she also sighed and took a step back toward him, away form the drip-line of the tree. She did not go so far as to actually get off her feet and sit down.<br/><br/>When he tied her into his bargain she had to fight the temptation to hit him in a spot that would drop him. She was a healer, she should not want to injure people because they were annoying. And what did he mean<span style="font-style: italic">until she found her village</span>? Had he decided he was moving in with her? Now of course this giant man would be positive he was right about the<span style="font-style: italic">companion</span>sneer. Her hazel eyes smoldered with anger.<br/><br/>Mitch's method of seeming nice and being terribly bossy put her completely off balance. She didn't like it. The big an seemed to be copying him. Or maybe they were all very nice people and she was crazy. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She didn't care if it looked weird. She was going to be calm and she was going to think. Mitch was slippery, but he didn't give her any bad feelings, outside of annoying her.<br/><br/>So. Travel with people who seemed nice, get a few of the more important supplies, have time to heal fully. It sounded good. She could still run away if it wasn't. Probably. She opened her eyes and moved slowly to the big golden eyed man, tilting her head back and holding out her hand. "You both run ahead of me. I am Kalista. That is Mitch. I am not his<span style="font-style: italic">companion</span>." She put the same inflection on it the man had. "Well it may be that you are in a hurry, but I would like your name, and at the very least some idea of the direction of your travel and your purpose." She paused an instant and glanced over her shoulder at Mitch, "And I think as kind as he is trying to be, neither of you have a real reason to include myself in your agreement. I am not a... lost kitten." For some reason saying the last made her lips curve, amused.<br/><br/>She quietly willed him to take her hand and be content with her holding on a moment too long. She had been able to bind Mitch's arm, and it had made her fairly confident he was not awful. Mitch just seemed like he was lonely and liked people and had somewhat annoyingly had decided he liked her. It was irksome she was not her grandfather, or rather she had not his level of powers. She had trouble pulling out lies and the feel of a heart if she wasn't very close, preferably touching a person. Not that how the golden-eyed man felt would help her determine what he was. Mitch just seemed content with bargaining her into his job, and wasn't worried at all, but she thus far had no reason to consider Mitch a sensible person. He probably was just excited for more company to talk at.