[The corners of his lips twitch upwards into a smile. It is a complicated situation, he is certain; Shionne's circumstances are quite singular, and her interactions with others have always been colored by the fact that she was considered unwelcome near everywhere she went. There is a great deal they still don't know about this place, but he does know that the locals certainly don't care about the difference between Renans and Dahnans, and Shionne has no reputation to precede her.

He gestures towards the path that leads back towards the town proper.]

There is no thanks necessary. Would you like me to accompany you? I am interested to see what we might find together.

[He'll be glad to see her make the effort, to try, but that doesn't mean he's going to leave her to do it all alone. He has to wonder if this is how some of the others felt, seeing him take steps to do things that seemed to come so naturally to the rest of them.

Probably not. Being able to dress oneself and being confident enough to engage in diplomacy were two very different things.]