Were they heading for a station?

If not, both parties might get out of this without having to do much.

Buuut, Nita still wants to be polite, and she's admittedly glad for the space Ken gives her.

/We're just on our way back to our camp,/ she explained.

/Can we take it you're heading to yours?/

How - or if - the pandas would respond to that, Nita couldn't be sure.

But at least she can say she tried.