She probably would have done it if it were a normal situation—he'd lost track of her footsteps more than once. It was just.... He'd made sure to listen extra carefully when he'd lost sight of her, just in case.

He didn't know how to express that, though. Was it appropriate to say that he'd been watching her? Probably not. "Uh— Yeah," he said hesitatingly. "I guess so. ... Should we go?"