"You look perfect," he tells her with a smile and he can tell she's nervous. He wonders if there's a man involved, someone taking her to this dinner he thinks he might need to check out at some point. She'd mentioned Jason at one point, just briefly, but he hasn't heard the name brought up since then and assumes Jason has maybe left town. They'd only met once and he'd told Joel he was a drifter, which implies he might not stay anywhere for long.

If she has a date, though, he thinks he'll keep his protective tendencies to himself. At least for tonight.

"You're moving easily, too," he notes. He's been doing research on what he can do to help her, but he's concerned about complications. It's not as easy as giving her a potion or laying his hands on her and healing a cut or a bruise. Either way, he's not ready to bring it up with her just yet.