From his tone of voice Sophia could tell that Tim wasn't enjoying himself. If she was honest with herself, she had kind of expected a reaction like this. Still, she was not ready to give up just yet. Looking over her shoulder Sophia kept her voice even as she remarked, "Yeah, I do this at least once a week. If I'm crazy, so what? It's good exercise, the scenery is pretty, and it helps me clear my head and calm me down if I'm ever stressed out or upset or just not feeling well." Sophia kind of wanted to add that it was better than locking yourself away all the time like she was pretty sure Tim did, but she kept silent. A remark like that was just a bit too rude, and he was at least... kind of trying.

Unable to help herself any longer Sophia let out a sigh and came to a stop. She turned to Tim, her expression a mixture of sympathy and dejection. "Look," she said, her voice a little flat now. "I appreciate that you agreed to come, even though I'm sure you'd rather be somewhere else right now. All I ask is that you finish this mile with me. If you don't want to keep going after that then I'll take you back to town and I'll never bother you again, except when it's to refill your drink. Even now if you want to leave I'll take you back and never bother you again. Deal?" She stood waiting for his answer with her hands in her pockets, her face as sullen as the storm clouds in the distance. Sophia still held out hope that Tim would at least agree to finish a mile on the trail, but if he didn't she wouldn't be surprised. She was beginning to think that maybe by trying to befriend Tim she had only caused him trouble. The thought made her even more depressed as she hated the thought of causing trouble for others when she only wanted to be friendly.