Pausing, the man narrowed his eyes at Petra as he turned. "You are a skilled person with that ranged weapon of yours. I do not know how accurate it is over longer distances, but from what I have seen of its power, I have no wish to try and outrun it." He sighed annoyedly, glaring at Petra but holding still. "You want a tale huh? Fine."<br/><br/>Stepping a bit closer, he spoke up, but holding mere 20 feet distance to the closest shrubs and 40 feet to the treeline. If he turned to run, Petra would have one opportunity. "I was paid to look into the defences. There are people across the border who would be very interested in taking this town, and everyone in it if possible, with them in a single, harsh attack. Orcs at the pass are an annoyance, but with large enough force, the orcs would not present a problem. Getting stuck sieging a town when they are getting reinforced soon would be, however. For that reason, the fellow was willing to hire me." He narrowed his eyes as he spoke, watching Petra. "I don't see why it should bother you, I don't believe I saw you in town before."<br/><br/>As he spoke, Kairi was staying close to Petra, holding her free hand with her own hands, staring at the man varily. "How about I abandon the mission. You already got what is left of my notebook, and I'll find my gear if its still here somewhere. I'll get going, and you wont hear of me again." He smiled. "I never had time to report this all in anyway."