Darkness finally looked at her, making eye contact slowly, and blinked, "n..not t..too soon, i..it wi.will take m..most of the n..night to ge..get th..there a..and ba..ack," He told her before looking back into the forest, "a..and th..then exploring m..might t..take a bit," he said simply, "I..I also f..feel we m..may ha..have a long n..night ahead," he turned back to her, with a soft warm smile.