[ Unfortunately, even if he's no different from a common man here, it's hard to hide the way he speaks, the trained, straight posture, and whatever else. At the very least, he takes her sarcasm in stride. ]
Well, they haven't attacked me yet. [ But they're not quite clearing the way for him, either. Their bitty swords are wielded defensively, like they're gauging him still. Maybe they're riled up from having tried to set this girl ablaze. ] So perhaps they're waiting for something...
[ He'd heard from their quest-giver that it wouldn't hurt to know a fairy tale or two going out for this task—is this why? ]
If so, perhaps we can distract them. [ this is a "we" effort now, surprise ]
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Well, they haven't attacked me yet. [ But they're not quite clearing the way for him, either. Their bitty swords are wielded defensively, like they're gauging him still. Maybe they're riled up from having tried to set this girl ablaze. ] So perhaps they're waiting for something...
[ He'd heard from their quest-giver that it wouldn't hurt to know a fairy tale or two going out for this task—is this why? ]
If so, perhaps we can distract them. [ this is a "we" effort now, surprise ]