In a place like this, an extra set of eyes is hugely helpful. I'd appreciate it.

[ kakyoin manages a brief smile; it's little polite and distant, but it's in no way insincere. and while he doesn't particularly trust fugo, he also hasn't been given any reason to suspect an ulterior motive behind that offer to watch his back.

that said, he glances back the way they've come, then off into forest. ]

It's a little hard to tell with the lack of landmarks, but I think I was coming from that direction [ pointing off towards the trees ] and I'd traveled a fair bit in that direction [ pointing the opposite way ]. Unless you have other plans, I'd like to continue in that direction, to cover as much ground as possible.