It was seconds after he'd alighted in the trees like a bird would do that Hikari follows suit. For a few seconds she was behind, but as he wasn't really trying to go too fast, it didn't take her too long to catch his pace, and was side by side, for the most part, as they bound through the trees, from branch to branch, becoming mere blurs to the naked eye. He knew they didn't need to hurry, but the way they'd been traveling the last hour had been such a bore that he needed a change. Not to mention he just wanted this to be done and over with.<br/><br/>And it definitely was a change, one that he was quite content with in fact. The speed they were going made the wind whistle over his ears, making his hair flip around in his face. Despite them going so fast, and one thinking they might get overheated, that wasn't the case, as the wind cooled them off automatically. This was almost enjoyable to him, almost. It was agreeable to his liking, that was it. Even when he was younger, moving at this speed always seemed to get him in a somewhat better mood. It might not show completely, but there was more of a spring in his step, his face seemed to glow a bit more with liveliness, and that small, barely there smile on his lips. His eyes got a sort of shine to them, and he seemed more...there. With the world. Instead of just beside it. Living in it. Those who've spent time with him and seen him like this say they prefer him this way than any other. At least he wasn't glaring at you with a death stare, or staring off at something they couldn't see.<br/><br/>Kuronotsurugi knew that the village of Sound would be coming up shortly, so he slowed his pace just a small bit. He knew they would have to keep at least a small bit of distance from Otogakure, not wanting their target to know they had come. There was a reason that he hadn't opened the scroll, but he really didn't want Hikari to know that reason. It was a secret he'd been forced to keep, and to only use when he was on solo missions. Otherwise...that would be no good.<br/><br/>Even though he didn't like talking, he spoke up, once they were about a mile or so from the village. Before he did though, as he jumped from one branch to another, he reaches up, his hand grabbing a branch, and he flips himself upward and back, landing perfectly on the branch. "We should stop here." He was thinking this would be a good enough place for them to have their, as one would call it, campsite. Even though no doubt they wouldn't be using it much, as the best time to do recon was at night, while others were normally sleeping. The smile had disappeared from his face, and his expression was once again the same as before. Honestly...he just wanted to be alone.<br/><br/>He glances at Hikari for a moment, letting her say anything if she felt the need. Her opinion, any ideas that she might have, anything of that sort. He stood there, with his hand on his hip, his lips turning down a little bit in to a frown, but just barely. For a moment he let his mind wander, but kept an ear open to hear if she spoke, wondering once again how long this was going to take...