But during the trip, she hardly spoke with him. In fact, she hardyhardly spoke with anyone in the group. She would just follow us quietly to wheneverwhereever we went, like a little stray cat. Though she spent most of her time sitingsitting on the wooden steps that led to the beach, gazing vacantly at the blue ocean.
Is though the right option in the sentence above? Is it common to use it that way? Or should I use something else instead?