Now Cloud could see the look of determination in her eyes and he couldn't fault her. He, after all, has had a history with a couple of feisty women of different calibers and while he wasn't going to say that it was a colorful one, it at least taught him how to gauge the size of their eyes and the purse of their lips and the intensity of their will.
And this one, he knew, won't back down easily.
Breathing through his nostril, he nodded. "All right." It wasn't their business, and it shouldn't be made theirs. But Cloud wasn't about to stand here and wait for news if she got slit through the throat or something.
Setting his basket down, he said to her, "Come on," and began to lead the way out, through the path that the woman had taken. "Stay close to me at all times."
OOC: I have an idea of what could happen but if you want, you should totally go wild, even playing NPCs. ♥