Wait. Did he really not remember? "With the— oh." As per usual, it would take her far too long to understand that he might have been teasing — pretending that the whole thing hadn't happened. And when she did she blushed, embarrassed twofold by the reminder of the moment and the fact that she was so bad at catching jokes she might have sounded like an idiot. Just end her already.

A nod — then remembering that he wouldn't see the motion, a muttered: "O-Of course. Let us be on our way, then." if she wasn't sure she had to stick close to him for both their sakes, she might have scurried off right then to give her a few seconds head start to compose herself. Alas. She stayed beside him as they headed further into the scrublands.