Orion/kaji and Sunōrirī- nearing the village
The pause before Sunōrirī's answer concerned kaji momentarily. It was several minutes before she responded, allowing him to assume she just wasnt going to answer. He looked around but never over his shoulder. The horizon was quiet and as far as he could see, bare. By the time she responded he had almost forgot the question. It was something about her smelling like him. At the mention of a bath he couldnt keep his mind from briefly imagining... things but he pushed the thoughts aside quickly.
"this close to town there should be some sort of look out or watchman" Kaji noted, referencing the fact that there wasnt any. A strange yet dangerous observation. An unguarded village wasn't safe. He lowered his arms to be nearer to his blade for the sake of caution. He could smell smoke, as well as water. He listened intently but heard no motion of people along the road. He only heard the sounds of nature