He might not be able to see it, but he can hear the way her hooves move, and it makes him smile. A centaur - or similar - of the Stormdawn clan. Mage novice, even? That has Tian brightening up in curiosity. Maybe she was of his own school?

"Friend is a lovely title as well, Lady Stormdawn." He softly adds, not shy about offering friendship to such a lively person. Her life made him feel so much more at ease in this place that was nothing but death and pain.

When she mentions moving on, Tian nods slightly and then feels his way over to the stair's edge with his staff. "I believe that if you lean back like before, and then take one stair per hoof, things will be much smoother. Try to step far in, so that you have a little space in case the step is uneven or the hoof slips."