"Your concern is touching, truly." Thea replied sarcastically as she fidgeted and adjusted in the saddle, not quite sure how to seat herself comfortable since the Dalish never rode their halla or any beast. "Though for all the good it does us, I have never ridden a horse in my life. Do you see any of them here in the camp?" She added irritably. She doubted the templar really had any real experience fighting darkspawn at all, since the templars rarely left their tower. It seemed that the Chantry didn't truly appreciate the horror of a blight if they could waste time chasing down apostates - especially one living among the Dalish without any trouble - instead of aiding the war effort.

"You might be confident you can handle a few stragglers on the road, but until we are out of this forest we are in danger of encountering their scouting parties. I pray for your sake you will not be foolish enough to ask me to refrain from using my magic if we should come across them." Thea was raised to use her magic like it was a part of herself. It was as natural to her as a warrior's sword was to its wielder. Had any of the darkspawn or threats appeared in the camp, the Keeper would never think to stop Thea from using her magic to defend the clan, save for a reminder to keep from using fire or destroying the aravels. What she had heard about how these shemlen treated magic, however...

"Just so we're clear," She added with a tone of finality. "My Dalish magic is not blood magic and I would thank you not to run your blade through me just because you were jumpy. I shall not be responsible for any harm to your person if that happens." The Keeper asked Thea to go with the templar and to honor the wishes of the Chantry, but he certainly did not tell her to be kind or polite about it. If the templar gave her even the smallest chance to flee, she would. Unfortunately the clan would be the first place to come under scrutiny and threat so even if she did evade Kaitlyn, there was no way to return to her clan once she left. Another brilliant thing she could thank the chantry for.