"Tale? Ah... I would say you're the authority there... but..."

What 'tale' could he possibly consider for Martin to tell his former employer? Alexi was still trying to cope with the crowd of armed men around him and Katherine. He had only just gotten them out of a deadly situation... how was he supposed to answer?

A story- a lie? Not that he was a stranger to smudging the truth, but he avoided it nowadays where he could. Lying to the church would only lead to him being condemned a sinner, while lying to an employer tended to backfire in the long term.

But then... Martin and these men weren't planning to work for this employer, where they?

Alexi put some thought into it, wondering if there maybe [i]was[/i] something he could say. Church guards? An escort to intimidate Martin and his men? That could be checked, though... a display of the Lord's power? A blessed journey? Dramatic... too dramatic? Maybe? Fabricating stories wasn't his specialty, recording and translating where. So what could he say? Fled? Outran Martin and his men? Led a merry chase through the woods, all the way too... too...

Oh. That could work.

"A chase, a hunt, perhaps?" He met Martin's eye once more, gaze flicking only occasionally to Katherine nearby. Ready as ever to fight, it seemed. Did anything faze her? "Pursuing us through the woods, ahead and through the lesser-used trails, until Katherine and I were lost? Headed... west, towards where the forest falls to meet the swamplands?"

The swamplands themselves weren't too close yet- they'd likely approach later tomorrow- but it did draw close to the main road. A desperate pair might try to flee that direction, hoping to lose their pursuers amidst the sprawling tree-roots and softening earth. At least in the swamp, there'd be a 'chance' of survival. Find a trail, follow a deerpath, avoid any of the traps or deadlier denizens and you could make it out... somewhere.

Maybe not the best tale to bring back, but it could work? 

Alexi tried very, very hard not to shrug as he spoke.