Alice
"I dont quite know myself. I guess I find it calming?"

*She takes one of the rocks and chucks it an impressive distance, though it doesnt skip once. Not that it seemed to be her intention that it would. 
After another one pierces the waters surface, almost to the other side of the river, she gets up, and walks over to the stranger. 
She's not intending to be threatening, but a 7 and a half foot woman, leaning on a glaive taller than her needing merely 2 steps, does have intimidating qualities to it. 

Aminatou reaches out a hand, revealing 4 smooth, round pebbles. Most likely the best of those she found, and intended to keep*

"Would you like them?"

*Her features seem almost worried. As gadi would be someone accostumed to reading peoples posture and mood, she would guess the sun elf to be the one whos scared herself.*
Judith
The woman chuckled softly at the warriors explanation as she lifted the bucket out of the water before placing it on the ground, she supposed that it would indeed be calming to feel the smooth surfaces of the stones for someone with a nervous attitude. Her clan had called such things 'worry stones' , often given to younger children or those with a anxious disposition. She herself had them as a child, so it was in a way nostalgic to see someone using them for the same effect.

Wiping her hands on a particular skirt layer the heavily adorned woman looked up to the stranger with a soft smile, the sharpened teeth glinting for a moment as she tilted her head at the offer. She was not entirely sure why the woman seemed nervous of her given their physical advantages but she wasn't about to judge, she may have just been afraid of her own outlandish looks. After all she had deliberately taken on the look of a fortune teller to ward off the more superstitious, so she assumed that was the most likely cause.

Shaking her head she waved away the offer, she didn't want to take away another's calming ritual after all. "Oh dearie its quite alright, you put the effort into collecting them after all so you should be the one to keep them". 

Perhaps though there was a way she could help the poor girl, at least if she was indeed the superstitious kind.

"Tell you what though, can be powerful talismans and divination tools - if you would like I can try to read your fortune from them or engrave some protection runes on them for you?"
Alice
"Hmm..."

*She ponders the offer for a second, before leaning forward, curious*

"Protection from what exactly? I dont think those are very usefull in my hands. If anything, you should be giving them to others..."

*If anything, aminatou appeared happy that the offer was refused, and stashed the already meticulously cleaned stones away into her pouch. 
Only then, while glancing into the pouch that, according to the sound, already contains other trinkets of some kind, that she remembers her armor laying in the grass a few feet away.*

"One moment.."

*She mumbles, a little embarrased, before going to fetch it. 
After its thrown over, she rapidly returns, seemingly awaiting further instructions*

"Read my hands, eh?" 

*She whispers, apparently to herself*
Judith
"Nightmares, evil spirits, bad luck - there are different runes for almost every purpose you can think of my dear." She said with a slight shrug, her smile growing a little more at the obvious happiness that the other had in keeping their little collection. It certainly sounded like they were not the first and probably would not be the last items in their collection either, if the sounds of the pouch were anything to go by.

She watched as they retrieved their armor with the slightest hint of amusement, wondering how often this seeming forgetfulness occurred for the stranger. They were an interesting one for sure, almost the 'gentle giant' trope used in so many fictions - though she knew that often was only relegated to fantasy and not reality. Her sharp ears however did pick up the whisper and a small idea formed in her mind as she spoke again.

"Tell you what, if you help me lug this water back to my wagon I'll give you a free reading and meal if you like. My backs a bit stiff from being in the wagon all day and I would appreciate the help."