Travelling with Maneli turned out to be rather pleasant.
First of all, they weren't attacked, not even once. It was all thanks to the fact that Maneli was a Primordial, and so no sane beast dared challenge someone like that.
Even if the beast was insane, they had senses, and they could sense that Maneli was in a league of his own, so ignoring him and his travel companions was the best possible move they could make.
The second, and perhaps the most important, was the knowledge he possessed. He offered to trade information with Kaden, so they could both share knowledge of their worlds.
Kaden would share knowledge of the Primus Universe and information about the Elemental Garden. This trade was fair to Kaden, who had lived several lives, so he had more than enough information to give.
Because of this trade, every second was spent talking, and by the time Kaden knew it, a week had passed.
