Blackfoot Forest that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately;

the man merely shrugged. "and i would be honored to have you join me. but we have much distance to cover before we settle," he told her gently, taking in a breath of air to take in their surroundings. still nothing worth worrying about. his ears flicked forward, his gaze falling down towards her once more. "again, only if you would like. i'm moving west," he added. that was important-- in case they split up. aaron was set on defending the lady-- if she would devote herself to him, then it would be up to him to protect her. but he wouldn't force her to stay with him-- if she had places to be he would let her free, so long as she met back up with him later, she'd stay in his favor.