"Seriously? That's got to be some kind of omen, though who knows what," Her laughter was genuine, and she shook her head. She was making him uncomfortable, so probably coming on too strong -- or this guy wasn't interested in that sort of thing at all. Either way, she wasn't going to push him that far or the entire attempt would be fruitless.

"I can't say anything like that's happened to me, at least not with animals. Most of my trips on the road are fairly quiet, almost eerily so. I don't even run into bandits most times."