[ Oh, but he's tall. Fern hadn't fully realized it with him hunched in the doorway, but she can feel his height now. Not as tall as Taulok, to be sure, but taller than the average human and then some. Between that and his glowing eyes, she can't help but wonder if he isn't an average human after all.
Still, it seems that he wants to be proactive about this now. Not that she can blame him. Without asking, she shifts around him to check the door and make sure it's properly locked. Any thief worth their salt would be able to pick it without much effort, but there's not much to be done about that. ]
We can patrol the area, then, if you wish. See if there are more of them.
[ Do they need to work together? No. But somehow Fern's gotten used to it — to having a magic-user of some sort at her side. She has no idea who this man is or if she can trust him, but she also has trust in her own ability to defend herself if he turns out to be a danger as well. ]
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Still, it seems that he wants to be proactive about this now. Not that she can blame him. Without asking, she shifts around him to check the door and make sure it's properly locked. Any thief worth their salt would be able to pick it without much effort, but there's not much to be done about that. ]
We can patrol the area, then, if you wish. See if there are more of them.
[ Do they need to work together? No. But somehow Fern's gotten used to it — to having a magic-user of some sort at her side. She has no idea who this man is or if she can trust him, but she also has trust in her own ability to defend herself if he turns out to be a danger as well. ]