"Oh, no doubt." Giri plays with her collar with the same hand holding the leash. She'd gotten a somewhat confident walk going with it on the barge and relaxing over tea, but with this rough overland travel, she doesn't have the luxury of it and has been conscious of her jingle jangles as they press onward, especially with how fast the golden spirit had been driving them, distance stepping or no, it felt like they'd been running from clearing to clearing. She honestly would have thought that Azazuka would have been sweating as hard as she was, spirit of travel or not, it was still the same body, but the Golden Banneret must have some fortifying magic to her because she doesn't seem to have flagged in the slightest. She's keeping an eye on Azasuka though, if Giri gets hungry, she's going to insist they stop and eat, if they encounter any streams near their clearings, she'll have the spirit drink some water. This isn't a body to seize and then discard when it's wrecked. Still, Piri's asked a question that Giri will happily answer. "I've never seen Han fluster like that with anybody. I can get a bit of a rise out of her because I knew her as a kid and she wants to pretend to be tough now even though she's always really liked affection. But nothing like I saw her with the priestess." She offers Piripiri a deliberate look before turning her eyes forward to ensure she doesn't trip on any errant roots as they rush to the next clearing. The choice of word there, priestess, was intentional and Giri at least wants to protect the fact of Lotus' demigod status while they're out in the world. "I hope they stuck together wherever they escaped. My biggest worry is that even they though both seemed to like each other, they might have no idea what they're doing and end up splitting up for a stupid reason before they really get to know each other." Giri, again, giving Piripiri a pointed stare. "Part of the reason I'm helping is that I think this is good for them. I know full well that the Red Wolf has some big plans for this or we wouldn't both be here, but I care more that they're happy and get a chance to be together than about Flower Kingdom politics." She's trying to offer an opening here, Piripiri. Trying to give you a chance to share something of your own, to talk about how you feel about love or happiness or all the big picture things you're supporting, whatever's on your mind. [Giri is offering Piri an emotional support. 6+6+2=14. Lots of benefits if she opens up to Giri a little here.]