Hoshor Plains I don't see how

A smile curled her lips as he closed the distance between them with but a single word before he fell into a silence. Turning, the silver-cloaked female moved a few steps ahead, checked to see if he was following, and then continued on with a relaxed gait in a position where she was not directly in front of him but to the side a bit, so that she could watch him from the corner of her eyes. Not so foolish as to give a complete stranger her back entirely, Keres would stay a touch on edge, even if she didn't look it.

As for chatter? She made no effort to break their silence, comfortable in the lack of words where some might not have been.