The reason was simple, even if Mercury, too, would have preferred a different guide in some ways: Kanda did not just know the way, he knew the land they were traveling through better than any other. That was his reputation, and he was certainly proving it true so far. Besides, Cortana was right about something else: This was a difficult journey and few people would venture into these dangerous parts at all. He had been willing.
"I'm rested enough," she said. The cold never seemed to trouble her as much as the others, but even she felt it as they continued north. The fur of her cloak was scant comfort. Those were reasons enough to give Cortana's warning consideration; but she slept deeply as a rule, and so long as she kept her mind clear, she'd have access to her powers - not the raw strength of the others, here, but alongside her healing spells, there were plenty of defensive ones and concealing ones. "You know the plants and animals that can serve as food or hunting," she added, making use of that same extensive knowledge in this largely barren terrain, "Make sure to keep us in provisions." Not that the others wouldn't help in procuring them, of course.
As she looked at the armored knight, she considered that their guide had, of course, been going ahead of them. "Watch behind us," she told John. Better to have a trusted strength there, too. "I don't want to be surprised." Not that their group wouldn't be more than equal to any threat, of course.
and as a note/reminder: we talked about some monsters soon, played by kanda-cortana. sound good?
"I'm rested enough," she said. The cold never seemed to trouble her as much as the others, but even she felt it as they continued north. The fur of her cloak was scant comfort. Those were reasons enough to give Cortana's warning consideration; but she slept deeply as a rule, and so long as she kept her mind clear, she'd have access to her powers - not the raw strength of the others, here, but alongside her healing spells, there were plenty of defensive ones and concealing ones. "You know the plants and animals that can serve as food or hunting," she added, making use of that same extensive knowledge in this largely barren terrain, "Make sure to keep us in provisions." Not that the others wouldn't help in procuring them, of course.
As she looked at the armored knight, she considered that their guide had, of course, been going ahead of them. "Watch behind us," she told John. Better to have a trusted strength there, too. "I don't want to be surprised." Not that their group wouldn't be more than equal to any threat, of course.