..Either this was friendly, in which case she would be a trial but potentially yield supplies of some sort, or suspicious...in which case she would be trouble. It was usually difficult to tell the difference in a strange village with the pervasive feeling of suspicion from the villagers at large.
Perhaps the thought of 'friendly' in this case was influenced by the time he spent around Hotaru. It would be another case of laziness induced by his stay. Ah, but dwelling on regret and poor decisions would get him nowhere, and would do nothing to answer questions without casting undue suspicion on him.
He quickly glanced over her person for obvious weapons (one thing he hadn't gotten out of practice of) before he responded, tone pitched as if he were thoroughly bored. "You wouldn't have. I'm a traveler."
That sounds uncomfortable for her.
Perhaps the thought of 'friendly' in this case was influenced by the time he spent around Hotaru. It would be another case of laziness induced by his stay. Ah, but dwelling on regret and poor decisions would get him nowhere, and would do nothing to answer questions without casting undue suspicion on him.
He quickly glanced over her person for obvious weapons (one thing he hadn't gotten out of practice of) before he responded, tone pitched as if he were thoroughly bored. "You wouldn't have. I'm a traveler."