"Animal of some kind. Indigenous." Cassian looked after it thoughtfully. If it roamed freely here, perhaps all was not lost. Perhaps they really could find peace. "We should keep moving. The quicker we find the base camp, the safer we'll be." He let her arm go after he realized he'd still had his hands on her and then continued on the path.
It was only after a few more feet that he stopped again. "Let us be cautious, yes? When we meet whoever else is here. You never know who could also be here, if they were given the same opportunities as us." Cassian was concerned that there would be those they could not trust and he had to make sure she understood that to be a possibility.