Elliot wanted to pick up the pace, but he was keeping it at a slow, gentle one for the customer and he reminded himself of the money. It was still quiet out so he wasn't missing a lot of possible rides, but it would have been nice to talk to a more cheerful gentleman.

"Not really. I mean.. people, animals, other carriages.. they've all ran in front of me so it's been mostly luck that we haven't hit them. And I've seen crashes. There was a really nasty one some years back, driver fell off someone and got under his own wheels. I'm behind the cab so no worries there." He grinned a little. "So much safer back here, actually."