[The compliment earns her a smile, and he squeezes her hand gently before he turns back to the carriage, opening the door. There's cargo of some kind hooked up to the back, but whatever it is will have to remain a mystery for now.]

About ten minutes--maybe fifteen if we run into trouble, but I don't think we will this close to the village.

[But even if they do, it'll be minor. None of the beasts or monsters around here frighten him anymore.]

Still, we'd best get out of the cold. We might freeze if we linger outside too long.

[He's joking. Probably.

He steps back, holding out his hand just in case she needs the assistance in climbing in.]

Ah--I suppose should warn you that it's not particularly glamorous.

[His home, he means; he doesn't really think she'll mind, or he wouldn't have invited her in the first place, but still.]