Austin watched her decide which way to go, nodding when she pointed to the right and following as they walked. She was lively, and made him smile with her antics. Most of his family was far more dour then her. For good reason, but it still was refreshing to have such a ray of sunshine again. Then she spun around and faced him with a lopsided smile.<strong>"I'm glad that they picked you, you'll do just fine. You will do just fine."</strong>She inspected him, eyes traveling his form and Austin tensed, suddenly feeling awkward and confused.<br/><br/>Having no idea what she meant, he gave her a tentative smile.<strong>"Thank you, Miss Ra. That's very kind of you to say."</strong>He stumbled a little over the words, careful to not offend. Nodding to her he continued the walk. He kept the pace quick, though slower then what he would have done. He had to follow the trail mostly, for Miss Ra. He wasn't sure what she was capable of, but with his pack full he wouldn't have been taking the quickest route down anyway. He stayed within arms reach, careful catch her if she should stumble or fall. Offering his hand over the extremely rocky areas. He was more used to scaling buildings and found the easy footholds of the mountain easier to maneuver then he would have guessed when he was assigned this target.<br/><br/>They were nearing the body of the mountain when he searched for a place to make camp. Easily guiding her to where he had dropped off his heavier belongings- tents, rolls, changes of clothes, and such- and began making camp on some flat land.<strong>"You can have the tent, Miss Ra. I'll keep watch,"</strong>he said as he started a fire, pulling the food out of the pack. It was later then he had assumed in his plans, but both of them likely needed to eat.