[A thick pause as she very obviously is debating what to tell him. In the end, she can find no reason to be anything but honest.]
I was with a group, but we got separated. [Her knife arm relaxes visibly, as if in apology for her open suspicion. If he's traveled that far, though, he should understand. Of course, that begs the important question of how he got this far, if he's been alone.]
no subject
I was with a group, but we got separated. [Her knife arm relaxes visibly, as if in apology for her open suspicion. If he's traveled that far, though, he should understand. Of course, that begs the important question of how he got this far, if he's been alone.]