Once she arrived, his guard loosened just a bit. It was not that he didn't consider the fact that he still needed to be weary of his surroundings, it was just that now he was traveling with someone whom he felt he could trust to help protect him, as he would her. It was one of the perks to traveling with someone that people normally didn't bother to mention. The sense of security in knowing you had someone who would help watch your back. For a moment, without meaning to, he let his mind drift back to Jake. Her words snapped him from that memory though, bringing him back to the present and causing a smile to engrave itself upon his lips. He was here now, in the moment. If anything, Jake would be happy to see that. After all, they didn't leave on good terms. It was his reaction that was negative, not Jake's reasoning.
And so, with that positive mood set, they began off towards their new destination of Era. Their travel consisted of plenty of conversation between them, with even the silence feeling welcomed. It was true that he'd have enjoyed anyone's presence to lighten his travels, but perhaps he enjoyed hers especially. Before they knew it, and within only a single day of their traveling at high speeds and hitching rides on carriages that were willing to allow them a short distance, they had reached their desired location of Era, the home of the Rune Knights and the next stop on their adventure.
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