Konoka was just debating if she should introduce herself to the old man now or wait until he reached the shrine when he spun around and accused her of following him.  She frowned, her ears flattening against her head for a moment, annoyed that she had been caught.  "Ah, I'm sorry, Hata-san," she said quickly, giving him a quick bow as an apology.  "I was told that you may be having some troubles at the shrine, and I just wanted to ask if I could help you at all with them."<br/><br/>She grimaced a bit as she finished speaking, realizing that blurting everything out directly may not have been the best way to get him to agree to her help.<br/><br/>((Diplomacy: 4))