She took her time finishing with the horses, letting the silence soothe her anger and fear. She didn't mind the blackness of the night that she was left with when he left. Darkness never discomforted her. It was her cloak of safety. She preferred hiding in the shadows to walking exposed in the daylight. When he'd left her to her thoughts instead of pushing the matter, she found herself exceedingly grateful, rather than irritated as she normally would have been. When people walked away from her it was because they despised her. This time it was different. She didn't believe he despised her.<br/><br/>She almost wished he did in this case. If he did, then she wouldn't be stuck here, feeling bad for offending him. He'd offered to help her, sincerely. He surely must knew she was no white dove. He knew she was into something bad, and not completely innocent in the matter, and that it would be certainly dangerous to him... but still he'd offered. He'd insisted almost... and she'd turned him down cold.<br/><br/>She had her reasons for withholding her trust. Too many times she'd regretted giving her trust to another person, but there was a time to let go, and a time to hold on. Cinching the last strap on the harnesses, she took the small bags she'd hung around the horses muzzles, which the'd eaten clean of the food inside, walked back toward the cart.<br/><br/>He was there on the stump as she'd found him upon waking. He still held that odd orb of light, which cast an aura around his hand. She walked quietly, watching him for a moment. Reaching up into the cart, she stuck the grain sacks deep into the supply sack she stored her own belongings in, tied it shut, and strapped it down. When she finished, she turned to him, leaned one shoulder against the cart and folded her arms across her body in a subconscious gesture of self protection. She decided to leave the matter of his offer alone for now, and see to his injury first. It was the least she could do.<br/><br/>"How's the head? Those herbs kicking in? Feeling any better?" In the past she'd used these herbs many times. She usually prepared them in a much more efficient way than they were prepared in the medical kit, but she supposed it would work for now. It was a strong blend of herbs and she wasn't sure how he'd react. Most people just felt an heavy sedative reaction.