Yuri's trudged overland without hesitation or complaint, and yet Kieran can't help but think of her as somewhat delicate. She seems...afraid, almost, like she might take up too much of anyone's attention by accident if she isn't careful. That she's clearly unfamiliar with most of the necessary tasks of life in the woods doesn't help.

Sending her out here strikes him as a bit cruel - surely there are plenty of tasks in Kirkwall she could be given, things she might already know how to do - but if she's willing to learn, this isn't the worst assignment to start with. So far, he's left the teaching to others, preferring to focus on his own share of the work. But now that the work of the day is through, there's reason to try to draw her out a little more.

"Any kind." He's found a fallen log to lean against, the fire pleasantly warm after a cold day's hike. "I've no quarrel with sad stories or ghost stories."