Freya just looked sideways as Rowan talked. Part of her was thankful for the girl's incessant chatter, it kept her from obsessing too much about the highwaymen that were their target. Unfortunately, though it didn't stop Freya from worrying about what could happen if Axindr failed, or quite simply did not show.
"That looks like it was really painful," Freya said, referring to Rowan's scars. "We have lots of panthers were I lived too, as well as jackals, elephants, crocodiles, snakes, and spiders," she said matter-of-factly.
"And yes, I am, or was, being pursued," Freya admitted as she looked around them nervously as they walked, trying to look for any signs of them being followed.
"I asked one question too many and allowed others to know I was travelling alone," she confessed with a frown.