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When she noticed he was looking a little better she seemed to relax a little and smile more brightly again. "Sorry, I didn't realize it was that spicy." Good thing she kept her sweets on hand to help. The small package was wrapped back up and put away in the small pocket made just for it. Masika loved that her dress had pockets.

Her eyes dropped to the map as Eurig said he could lead her back to the road. If it was dark by the time they got there then she would need to find a place to sleep. That was worrisome for her. "I see.. Um.. Is there anywhere like an inn nearby the road? If not then.. Would you mind showing me in the morning?" If he led her back yo the road in the morning then she could travel during daylight hours. Traveling at night was dangerous.

The mention of blander things made her offer him the bread with a slightly worried look. "Its just plain bread, I promise." She had thought about getting the herb bread but opted for the plain since it lasted longer for travels.

Since Masika was hardly a fighter she wasn't looking forward to what could happen at night if she tried to travel in the dark. Edaj provided a deturant for other beasts usually but packs or actual attackers not so much. Her eyes went toward the janarim as they stood on the outer edge of the camp with a sleepy look and a lazy stance. It made her giggle a little before she looked at Eurig again. "That's kind of you but I would hate to put you out of your own space. If you think the tent is big enough we can both sleep in it, I have my own blankets and pillow." If not then she would come up with something else. Masika would feel bad if he had to sleep outside because she got lost.

She frowned at him. Her eyes went to the tent then back to him. "If that were the case you wouldn't have set it up." Masika also just realized what her suggestion might have meant to the man and she colored quickly in the face. She hadn't thought anything of it because she'd slept next to her brother in different blankets before. It was too late to save herself from that embarrassment. So she cleared her throat and offered another solution.

"I uh.. I have extra fabric in a bag that should be enough to make a small addition to the front of the tent. I can sleep in the back bit and you can sleep in the front as guard if that works better?" It wasn't enough to make a whole second tent but if it was added to what he already had set up it could work for what she had in mind. "I would feel terrible if I kicked you out of your own tent. Its not your fault I'm out here." She probably would sleep well like that either.

She wasn't convinced with his answer due to the awkward tone. Masika didn't say that though. She could tell he was trying to be gentlemanly and it wasn't a bad thing. It just made her feel guilty that he may be forced to sleep outside her own tent simply because she couldn't reap a map all the well. When he suggested that they could put the fabric down the middle so that she could get out if she needed to she offered a smile. "That could work."

Knowing that he was a hard sleeper made her giggle, a hand coming up to cover her mouth as she did. Of course she looked at the shield as he motioned to it and her smile softened. "I must be lucky then, to run into a guard in the middle of nowhere." She flashed him a genuine smile if relief.

She smiled and took a small bite of the beetroot. Even the way she ate seemed to scream that she wasn't meant for the outdoors. Masika completely finished chewing and swallowing before she answered him. "Its still lucky of me to run into a guard, inexperienced or not." It wasn't a bad thing, just meant he hadn't had to use the skills he'd learned. That said something for the world they lived in, right?

Another bite, this time of the spiced meat and she listened to his questions about her mother. A smile showed as she chewed and she brought her hand up to cover her mouth. Once again she didn't speak until she was done and by then Eurig was cleaning his bowl. "My mother is a different thinking pure Alkidike. She loves her Mother Tree but accepts earthlings and hybrids. She's adopted quite a few earthlings as her own as well. I have a brother, Draven, and he's an Ice and wind hybrid. A sister who is a water and fire hybrid too." There were others but she didn't speak to them as often. "As to why she travels.. It started out with her looking for my dad. He disappeared along with my twin sister when I was little." When she was little it had made her upset to talk about but now it was just an everyday topic.

She thought about it as she finished off her own bowl. Masika had had a hard time with losing her twin and her dad at a young age, she'd often thought it was because she wasn't good enough but the reassurance from her mother had put a stop to that. Gaining adopted siblings helped with the loneliness too, something she was sure her mother had done on purpose.

"At first I didn't understand and thought it was my fault." She finally explained. "My mother told me it was no one's fault and that things simply happen in life for reasons that only our gods understand." When she was finished with her food she got up and walked over to where Eurig was so that she could wash the bowl. "I am very lucky to have a mother like her. Too bad I don't take after her more. She's a strong fighter and I..." She looked down at herself. ".. Am not."

With Eurig moving to dry his bowl it gave her the space to wash the one she'd been using. Masika didn't seem bothered by the work either. As she washed and rinsed she listened, her eyes going toward him frequently. Learning that he came from a blended family was amazing.

His own description of himself made her chuckle thought. Masika wasn't so sure she'd call him a bum with a shield. "You know.. bums don't help others, so I don't think that's an accurate term for you." She finished washing the bowl she'd used and turned toward him and waited so that she could dry it off. "Its amazing that your mother had more than one partner in her life." It was certainly better than her poor mother who had only the one and was so alone. Maybe Masika would suggest that her mother move on and find someone new.

"So you consider the alkidike your mother too?" She was curious about how his family worked. "Did she have an idea of what she wanted you to be?" What were his siblings like? She drew her bottom lip in to chew on it slightly. "Your family sounds amazing. The only blended things I can claim are my adopted siblings.. and the little girl I rescued from the sea. She's with my mother currently."