[The boy easily returned the smile. He was not going to lie to this person. At least, not when it is deemed unnecessary. He was not going to laze about when they spend their time together for however long that would be. All he would do was the make the most of it. It would be like a survival vacation that he never asked for.

When he pulled his hand back from the pact it was then brought up to his hat, giving the brim a bit of a tug. He was ready for anything. Well, 'anything' was a rather vague term that he didn't need to be throwing around but he at least knew what he meant and that was what mattered. And James' would possibly understand him, too. Maybe. They weren't exactly in tune.]

Maybe we will find a place to settle for the evening!

[Not that sleeping outside would bother him any. The ground wasn't agreeable to everyone, however, and there were probably other things he wasn't bothering to factor in. It was simply better to try to set a goal to have somewhere to sleep that wasn't completely outside or something relative. Not to forget some other things. A hand was slowly brought over his stomach.]

And maybe some food. Maybe we can find some berries or nuts...somewhere along the way.

[He was not trying to set expectations too high or anything like that.]