A small smile touched Yosef’s expression, “Thank you kindly, miss. I haven’t been around these parts in some time. My navigation is a tad rusty.” He said with a chuckle. She seemed timid, yet kind, if he had to take a wild guess based on what he has seen. It was understandable that she would be timid toward someone who just came out of nowhere. This forest could be a dangerous place, bandits weren’t uncommon.<br/><br/>Yosef urged the horse forward a bit, and then pause. He looked over his shoulder at the young woman, “I don’t mean to pry, but… that staff you carry, are you a mage?”