Awinita studied the man who sat down near her curiously. He looked slightly scruffy, like maybe he'd recently been ill. He was tanned though, so he liked to be outside and that was good. His cotton shirt hung a little funny, was it damp she wondered. Maybe he didn't like ships either? The man was busy watching the bartender so she spent a moment cataloging details. Her eyes were always sharp.<br/><br/>Of course the smell of the food was distracting and the innkeeper gave her a nice smile. She returned it in full measure, "Thank you, this smells amazing." She took a taste of the stew and made a happy sound. It was perfect for the cool day, delicious and warming.<br/><br/>Maybe a bit too warming, since her mouth burned. She was more carefully blowing on the next bite when her neighbour spoke. She looked over at the man and smiled cheerfully. Her voice was low and soft, in the range where one could not be entirely certain if the tones were feminine or youthful. "This city? I was curious. Things go away on ships and things come on ships. I wanted to see where the things went." It seemed perhaps like either a simple or an insane reason for travelling an ocean.<br/><br/>Her attention was pulled away when Shoxa spoke. She beamed almost adoringly at the performer. Between her happiness about the idea of music and his position in front of the bright flames her eyes were happy crescents as she watched him, and that was before he started his song. It made her happy about her choice, someone had said hello and there was good music. So far the best evening she'd had in the city.