He watched the horse, and used a touch of power to put out the fires, quench fires was a fairly easy spell, though it still took a good bit out of him. Still, it was either something easy, like bandits, which he could and would deal with, or something that liked fire, in which case he had Sapphire nearby to assist. He followed into the trees, pulling out a heavy flanged mace as he moved forward, he was in the mood for close combat, and wouldn't bother with his revolver unless the bandits had some.