Most of the townsfolk he passes are fairly pleasant, nodding politely to the obvious outsiders; he isn't stopped until he makes it all the way up to the top of the stairs outside the manor, where a pair of guards stand watch. Obviously a fairly good defensive tactic, as anyone wanting to fight their way in would be winded by the long climb, beforehand, and if openly hostile, attacked with ranged weapons the whole way up. "Greetings, travelers. Are you here on official business?"