He knew that the other would ask him about that, he doesn't want to lie either, since he finds it will not be benefiting for him if he tell the other the truth or a lie. "To the place where I was supposed to flee from." A smile ran up towards his lips, honestly speaking he's quite scared about it but at the same time, he really can't wait to get back to his hometown. "Interesting isn't it, nyah?"
{❄} || Impressive would be the more accurate word for it, though he does find himself in a pinch of worrying towards the other--mother hen instincts perhaps, not that it would actually show in his expressions. "S'bout time you man up an' face your demons, right?" Coming from someone who's forced to face his every single day and still waking up the next day unscathed, physically, that is.
"If your fear is stronger than your motivation, don't rush in, d'aho. A man who retreats to prepare longer is not coward, for he is wise."