The nicer he was to her, the less sense this all seemed to make. But so long as she wasn't in danger of being mauled or eaten, she could deal with the cognitive dissonance of the imposing yet gentle... bull. If that's what he was. It was what he wanted to be called, if nothing else.

Absently rubbing at her arm, she glanced back as well to make sure there weren't any nasty surprises on the horizon. Deciding against dawdling, she nodded absently, looking up at him and even managing to crack a small smile at his show of humor.

"I didn't know there were camps around. Or much of anything. Are you a... soldier? Is Skyhold some sort of base camp?"