In his bag? Ah, now he read her loud and clear. She meant two hefty stones and one pack horse lugging them both, along with his gear, her gear, and anything he might find along the way. He smiled back. Not a chance.

"Oh, no," Jess said around a genuinely amused laugh. "No way. I'm sure that line works on a lot of people when you bat those eyelashes, but if you're coming with me pretty faces pull their own weight, same as the rest of us. You won't this hawk carrying your water and change of socks if I should happen to fall off a cliff."

Just because he was willing to help her survive didn't mean she should trust him to do it. Give a guy your water, he could just as easily refuse to give it back.