Ali smirked, and shrugged. "Apparently, I'm not the average Two Rivers farmboy. The Dark One apparently thinks so." he said. 

Honestly, despite the revelation that probably should have him sweating, it was just nice to know that she trusted him with the truth. He guessed he was simple like that. Though more likely he was a fool like the wisdom always said and soon he would regret going on this journey. He would likely find out in the future. 

As they settled in for the night, Ali insisted that Mave sleep on the quilt with the hay while he leaned on the wall, looking out over the fields through the small opening of the upper barn. Even until his eyes faded to dark, he didn't see the Myrrdraal or anything else. Though he had dreams of the dark rider, as well as the flying terror he had glimpsed earlier in the night... 
[hr] 

That morning, the two had to hide in the upper echelons of the barn until the farmer that had begun working in the fields, using the barn for gathering tools and housing various items, keeping them up there hidden until near noon. Once the farmer (who luckily took an early lunch) was gone, they fled the barn and made it to the small hill outside Taren's Ferry's southern entrance. Ali sat down with Mave and told her the layout of the city, telling her where supplies and cheap beasts of burden would be. 

"What about you?" she asked him. 

He looked over his shoulder toward the town. "I might still be recognized. And even if I'm not, if anyone asks for someone who looks like me, they'd be able to say I was here." he explained to her, giving her the small bag of coins he had. There were five crowns there, in addition to her sum. Three from the Gleeman, and two that he had saved up and kept just in case. "I'll be on the north road near the treeline. Keep walking until you're out of sight from the town, and I'll be waiting." 

He gave her a smile to encourage her. It was likely ill advised to separate, but it was necessary. "Ok?" 
[@Penny]