Phoenix Maplewood Anyone Home?

She confirmed his initial thoughts about her not having ill intentions. She could be lying but Howl doubted it. He nodded when she asked about the word 'scouting', "I guess you could say that, yeah." he said in confirmation. It sounded like a good an easy way to describe it. 

As she went on to describe how she became a wanderer it became clear that it wasn't a pleasant story. Filled with invasion and the demise of her parents. Causing her to be a loner who was always on the move. Howl sympathized with the girl and partially empathized aswell. "I'm sorry to hear about your family."  he said in a more solemn tone.

With her having shared his past with him he thought that he might do the same.  "I'm afraid my story isn't all that pleasant either. My parents and my pack moved around a lot trying to evade the war-driven packs of our region. But no matter how much we moved or fought back we kept losing numbers." he said in a more somber tone thinking back on it.  "And although I was adamant to stay my parents insisted that I try to find a better life for myself elsewhere. So here I am." he said finishing his statement attempting to sound light-hearted. 

He could sense that the mood had changed a bit, so in an attempt to make it a bit lighter he went on to say, "But I like to think that those who come out of what you and I went through are stronger despite it."