"I'm getting myself ready to leave Syliras and one can't travel the world if they aren't skilled enough to survive the trip now can they?" He spoke with a hint of mirth. There was a mischievous glint in his eye as if he were enjoying some private joke. He followed Raven in relative silence. He had no desire to outpace her and the stinging in his side didn't make breathing any easier. He leaned slightly on his staff as he walked taking note of the confident way that Raven carried herself. Her earlier irritation seemed to have vanished. Whatever insult she had suffered at Aoren's hand had apparently been repaid in full. For the moment anyways. He kept his guard up but let the Res that he'd conjured dissipate back into his body as unused magic.
"I train as often as I can when I'm not hunting for odd-jobs around the city." He shrugged his shoulders. Aoren had no specific profession at this point in time. He was more or less a courier of sorts. He carried packages to their respective owners, helped load and unload cargo at the docks, ran errands for the Knights or their families when there was need and he was particularly good at finding things lost or stolen. He took a deep breath and winced as his side protested vehemently. He rubbed it trying to soothe the sore muscles.
"You've got quite the powerful kick, Raven. Who taught you how to fight?" He was curious. The woman walking beside him didn't seem all that preoccupied with learning how to tackle men twice her size or getting into scuffles. If anything she seemed more the type to avoid a conflict if it suited her interests. That being said, with the world that they lived in Aoren could understand wanting to learn how to defend oneself from harm. He'd had to learn that lesson the hard way when he was much younger. He had the scars to prove it. As they made their way back to the clearing Aoren felt more relaxed though he was still a little on edge. He immediately went to his belongings and took out a chunk of half-eaten bread. It was hard around the edges and slightly stale but it was nourishing enough.
Aoren was no wealthy man but he made a living with hard work and honest labor so it suited him just fine. Before biting into the bread he broke off part of the uneaten half and offered it to Raven before taking a large bite into the rest.