When Viktor offered his hand, Inga squinted speculatively at it and at last took it. At his question, she scowled deeply, tempted to tell him that he could mind his own business. But he had saved her life, so she said, "I was traveling with my parents- my dad wanted to move back to his home village. But there was a portal storm and they didn't make it out." She crossed her arms defensively. That was all she intended to share about that. Dwelling on what had happened made her chest tighten up in an uncomfortable way and her head begin to ache persistently. Analyzing why that last part happened wasn't something Inga wanted to think about.<br/><br/>Fortunately, Viktor was distracted by Magpie, who nodded thoughtfully in response to his statement. "A pack? That's unusual. Hope that doesn't become a trend or things will get even tougher for solo travel." She shrugged and gave him a friendly smile. "May tag along with you back to civilization. This dumb mutt got us pretty lost chasing rabbits." Tiny barked unrepentantly, tail wagging enthusiastically. While not particularly interested in backwater towns, Magpie didn't have any jobs or plans, besides another hypothetical trek into The Fogged Zone- but her last adventure there had been a disaster. She had been lucky to make it out alive, and she wanted to be a little more prepared for her next foray.