>Allow me to rephrase.
>Based on what we've heard about Kagerou back in town, and from what she's told us thus far, do we get the impression that she could serve the role of an effective guide to us in this case? Never mind if she will or not, we'll cross that bridge when the time comes.
>Not much was said about Kagerou's wilderness skills, other than that she chose to live out here and travels back and forth to town fairly regularly, which implies at least some facility. You don't know how fast she moves, but familiarity alone ought to give her some advantages on you, particularly in your current lackluster physical condition. However, this might not hold if you were to enter territory she was
not familiar with. Though she did say she reached that hill within the garden search area, you don't know if it means she could reach it again without issue, or - more pertinently - with significantly less issue than you already could by following the map. You suspect that unless you are accompanied by someone with unusual skills or specific knowledge, their presence would not be a strong help to the pace you could keep. It's possible she could know a few more shortcuts for the first part of the way though, you guess.
