[ A bit of both, probably. Duke just watches, quiet and letting him do his thing until he moves where his sword is. Then the knight stands, gathering up the collection of wood and the sword that got set down earlier. ]

There's... a dozen, dozen and a half of us?

[ The knight is pretty sure this isn't going to help terribly much, but it could give a basic idea and.. fill some silence as they start walking. Duke isn't terribly concerned by the whole walkway forming a couple yards ahead thing. Well, still going slow for the kid. ]

There's a farm now, and it doesn't need terribly much tending, which is good because I don't think most of us have any idea what to do with it.

[ There's a light ahead, but its still pretty far away. That's where the knight is headed, through. ]

... Right, I'm Duke.