Phoenix followed Aria silently, alert for any trouble. Everything however seemed fine until they came to a pond. He smiled to himself as he watched her dip her feet into it for a while, at least until she discovered something about a kelpie not being there. He became uneasy as they started heading back to the church, especially as he sensed that she was on edge.<br/><br/>Hearing crunching that sounded human, he stopped and pulled her behind a tree, covering her mouth with his hand. He watched as several human men came through, their weapons were one's often used against creatures. However he breathed a sigh of relief as he noticed they weren't the hunters he was hiding from, and judging by their loudness and boisterousness, they weren't a threat. He waited for them to pass by, letting go of Aria once they were gone. He then grabbed her hand not holding the basket and started quickly back towards the church. "Sorry if I was too rough," he apologized.