"Don't mention it. You don't owe me anything. I'm just glad you're safe, alright?" Mal didn't even want to think of what would have happened if she was too late. Mal looked at Cassie like a little sister at this point and she didn't want anything to happen to her.
"Let's get going then. Maybe we can find some other store to hole out in that has supplies." Mal gently directed Cassie forward with a brief hand to the girl's back. She wanted to keep Cassie close without suffocating her.