[Eh, win some lose some. Biting someone like him means needing to wash your mouth out with soap, and that sucks.]

You should still stay close to a city, if only to have access to supplies. You won't find much to eat out on the routes in wintertime.

[And if he intends to stay in a cave all winter? It's going to be cold. Food and calories will be needed. Even she knows that much.]