Ocean's Breath Plateau won't give pause until the blood is flowing

close here, or you can post again if you want?

Fair enough, he murmured, his expression unchanging, though he rolled his spindly shoulders into a shrug. He knew that it had been a bold proposition for one stranger to give to another, and he did not expect her to agree to it. He held no trust for her, either; but then how would either of them gain trust if they didn't spend a little time traveling together? There was no other way to know. It was all up to chance.

And so, her response was as he had said: fair enough. They could walk along the beach awhile until circumstance or boredom separated them. It was all the same to him.