'Good' Odessa said with a smile. She didn't much fancy hanging around in a large, seemingly endless, forest. After all there were all sorts of nasty things in the forests. Eris had said there were nasty things and people in Freetown and on the way to there, and Odessa was sure that this extended to nearly everywhere. If she was even more paranoid she may have stayed perpetually in Salsolian territory. But, whatever Eris said, she only took it lightly. Naive perhaps. But Odessa prefered to look on the brighter side of life. Plus she had a knife, which would come in handy if anything happened. She didn't suppose anything would happen now though. This guy seemed pleasant, if not a little bit weird.
She realised she had paused to think and that Frodo and his horse were some ways in front of herself and Keshi. The medic kicked the gelding onwards, the pied creature moved into a brisk trot and Odessa raised herself repeatedly with his movements, careful not to injure him. 'Sorry. I was just thinking about something'. Keshi arrived alongside Strider, not bothered by his hostility and readily welcoming any hostility. He could take it, right? Odessa pulled him away slight, just in case.
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