There was a smirk. So much for her whole business about fate back there. Their goals were not as opposed as -she led him- to believe, rather. He could have laughed aloud, but he did it privately, to himself.

"There are a lot of things that I might like to believe too." he looked up to the sun in order to make certain he was still headed where he wished to. There was a path to get to the shrine, but he had decided not to follow it. The more direct way took them through a forest, but he would cut travel time this way. He feared no one and he feared nothing.