"Oh," she replied, looking almost crushed, at the response. "What did you.. what did you want to know again? The town? The town is... doing well. As well as we can. The crops look good this year, and there's little banditry, any more. A few roving bands, but nothing serious. We've only been able to expand so far, witht he forest to the north, and the surrounding farmlands, there's only so big of a town that can be supported," she said, giving a half-hearted shrug. "Any thing else?"