Parne couldn’t help but be surprised that upon Tara making her leave from the back room there was nothing in a way of an attempt from her Aunt to warn him off of anything he might have in mind for the younger girl. He had in fact began to steel himself for that very argument – imagining that the older woman could see through his words to some extent, and was expecting treachery of some sort from him. When nothing was forthcoming from her he almost felt a little awkward – suddenly left to his own devices within the dwelling of another, the older woman seeming to make a point of ignoring him as she set about her task of gathering provisions for the journey. He wasn’t sure whether to be pleased or worried – perhaps he had misread the older woman’s intentions, or perhaps she simply decided her younger charge was set upon her task so fully that to argue would be folly. Either way, it didn’t seem he would be getting a response from her any time soon, and so he simply waited – becoming almost like a statue as he relaxed and tried to calm his mind from the multitude of different issues and problems that were swirling around it much like a whirlwind.<br/><br/>He smiled warmly as Tara returned to the room – her appearance seeming to nudge him out of the contemplative state he had found himself within, although she would no doubt notice it for a split second or more before his attentions returned fully to the room and those around him. It amazed him that after all he had told her the girl still met the situation with so much enthusiasm – if only he had even a quart of that for himself, he thought somewhat miserably to himself before trying to shake the thoughts from his mind. What was done was done – he had a task to see to, and the sooner it was done the better, although he wouldn’t otherwise be in too much of a rush to have the attractive young woman removed from his company.<br/><br/>Ah, it seemed the older woman was waiting her time to make her point – noting the knife that she passed to Tara, and guessing its composition before he was even told as much. Parne did nothing but nod solemnly – a knife could very well go missing if it needed to, but he wasn’t too worried about the female carrying such a weapon upon their travels, least of all because he doubted very much that she had the skill to actually use it.<br/><br/>‘If you would like a moment to say your goodbyes for the time being, then I shall wait outside’ he said – offering a slight bow towards the older woman before turning and making his way out of the house, feeling all the better for being outside in the fresh air once more.