"I prefer not to assume innocence or guilt without my investigation. Small towns can be notoriously quick to leap to either assumption, I've found. In my travels." If she didn't come out and say he wasn't a simple traveler, there wasn't any reason for him to acknowledge he wasn't.

But anyone who was allowed to go wandering on their own outside of a village even for a little bit ought to be able to recognize another ninja when they saw one. Especially one like him. If she didn't, anything unfortunate that came to her as a result would be her own fault.

"I've never known an angry town to be less dangerous than an angry bear." He glanced over at her briefly. "Have you?"