[there's nothing patronizing about her tone. She isn't an adult talking to a child...not in her mind. He's already proved that he's beyond that.]

Even going from the forest to here is more than most people could do alone...and I'm guessing you've come further than that. That's pretty impressive.

[she's quiet a moment, considering, but she doesn't offer to take the cross again. Instead, she nods towards the nearest building and the curb in front of it, where she takes a seat.]

You know...maybe I don't feel like breakfast. I think I'd like to do some people watching first.

[she's not trying to fool him. She knows he'll be able to see through her offer for a rest. But the important thing is that no one else would be able to tell why they had stopped.]