His answer did not cause her any alarm, the young woman naive in her expectations of what it had meant and reading far too much into it to give it a story all on her own. She would try not to pry in his private affairs if she could help it, making a mental note to not disturb him if he wandered away while they were visiting.
She liked his laugh, though, the sound quite rare to her ears thus far. Maddie blushed a bit and nodded in agreement, much as she wished she could find some excuse to get lost with him. She gestured out towards the road confidently as she led him. "Yes, I think I do. Mostly, at least. It's been quite some time since we last visited him. He usually comes to us, see, if he's got leave. But it's important he stays near his soldiers now and it isn't much time anyway. We've nothing else to do besides the shop, but he doesn't know about- Ah, please don't mention it to him," she begged of him, unsure if she would survive the trip if he knew his daughter was a convicted mage from anyone but her mother.
"I'm not sure if she'll tell him... Or when, but we'll probably need to make a story for you so he doesn't suspect," she giggled. "Perhaps I find your lost soul along the way and help you back to civilization? No, you're much too fine for that, he'd probably know your uniform." She frowned, her brows creasing slightly as she gave it some thought.