How nice, having such a clear path to follow. Shinji's sure that most mountain climbing adventures wouldn't be this well guided, but for the purposes of this particular adventure, it's a very welcome feature. Not enough to hinder his view of the stars above, but charming enough in their own right to be admired. He casts his gaze along the trail as far as he can see from their current spot on the path, giving Kai's hand a gentle squeeze as he turns his attention back to the boy at his side.

"With someone like you around, it's not such a hard job."

He's still far from being comfortable with it when it comes to almost anyone else, but having a couple of exceptions is more than he could have imagined when he was first swept up in Havenwell's plight.