He wanted to say something about the ocean not being much of a home unless there was a ship in it, but he didn't want to invite any more conversation on the ocean or its fish or whatever else she might get riled up over right now. Taking notice of her looking at him, though, he just quirked a brow with a slightly smug smile before turning to look ahead once more. Bet she likes what she sees. And here I thought this would be hard with how she got all...protective over some animals. Pah. Worthless things, most of 'em. W-wait... a rat? A RAT?! Oh, come ON!
Her laughter should have been something he craved, as a sign of some sense of comfort around him, but it was all he could do to keep holding her up and just walk along without making some snide comment. "Funny, eh? Darn rain..." A slightly pained look in his eyes accompanied this as he sighed and carried along toward their destination without looking at her at all. As they slowed and then stopped, though, he finally chanced a look down just as she spoke again.
"Down?" He didn't really want to put her down. It was a good show of his strength and he thought it might get him bonus points that he wanted to help and she was unsteady on her feet at best right now, or had seemed to be. The contact on his cheek caused him to tense a bit before relaxing again at her thanks and compliments. 'Ruby-eyes', eh? She likes them. And that means she likes the nice man for helping her. Oh, pretty? Pretty eyes? Yes, she likes. Finally easing her down, though not entirely without reluctance, he flashed a pleased, toothy grin. "I try to be a gentleman when I can..., but... You think so? I've never had a lady tell me that before," he lied.
"I guess it's rare... My name is Ganon, and, if you need any more help I'd be glad to stick around, you know. Help you into town, maybe... Or get you to your family... Wait, do you have family from around here, perhaps? Do you live around here?" He sorely hoped not, he did enjoy being able to show a girl around, get her comfortable, perhaps share a meal or two or three or four or however many he could milk out of the short-lived pairing. "Oh, and," he gestured behind him to the black mare that still seemed quite curious of the girl but was far less enchanted now that the music had stopped, "this is Delphine."