Matilda rests comfortably on the cart, staring at the sky. She passes the time as they travel by calling out the shapes of clouds...

"And I think that one is a swan...well, maybe a swan with a lump on its neck. And that one over there is most definately a blancmange. I would stake my reputation on it...definately a blancma- no, wait...maybe it's a custard? Or maybe its just a blob. Hrm, that isn't very imaginative..."

She points up to the cloud in question and asks Tarrin, "Hey Tarrin, what does that cloud look like to you? Or better yet, what do you think those carts up there look like?"

She stands up on the bench next to Tarrin (using his shoulder to balance herself in case the cart bumps a rock or something) and peers at the approaching carts.
Matilda is a young gnome. She has curly blond hair, blue eyes, and is almost always smiling. She is quite intelligent, but is prone to occasional sillyness.