Uh- [ Unfazed by her awkwardness, Simon looks back and up at her and spreads his arms slightly, in a hey-why-not shrug. ] Sure. If you don’t mind.

[ He heads down what’s starting to look like a path, tentatively, waiting to find a rhythm that includes both of them before he walks too far, but already the mud’s giving his feet back with less resistance. ] That’d be a big help, actually. I hope we don’t run into anything... hostile, but you’d know more about this wilderness stuff than me.

[ Sounds like a good arrangement to him. He’s helped Konoha out and shown he has some kind of utility, they figure out where the hell they’re going, and they’re not alone. Mostly the last one. ]