When you usually escort someone, you have their full trust to save their life; it makes sense after all, and it's something that really does matter.
But now, he felt as if he didn't have even a drop of trust from any person in the family, maybe a little from the one carrying their stuff.
He didn't blame them necessarily...
They were rich, and probably never fought for themselves, paying others to do so, yet the one they hired failed, someone with experience and a name, failed. And know, they had two kids without a will to protect them.
It was a huge difference.
Aether and Kade were leading the group to the mountains, Kade looking constantly on edge, but that was because of the lizard, not because of the mission whatsoever.
The father fastened up to stand next to Aether. His name was Cassian; he knew this because he not only introduced himself and his family before they left, but also because his wife had called him this.
