Naren was more than happy to take Akeme up on her offer, resisting the urge to dive in the cart gracelessly. Instead he leant with his back to the cart, reaching over idly to hesitate his fingers over... well, plums seemed to be the most appetising choice. He took a bite and winced a little at the tartness- not plums at all, early season damsons. That explained why they were only small.
"Not all travels result in adventure. However, I do have a few." He stepped aside to let the villagers access Akeme's cart, apparently eager for sharp fruits. There were quinces there; who even remembered how to prepare quinces? Before he could launch into a hastily-prepared script however, the same blond man from before interrupted.
"I heard there was trouble in the east. At one of the shrines... What one was it, Ellira?" He turned to a nearby woman, who had turned to look, away from Akeme's cart.
"Jackroth. Them's just rumours, Therin."
Naren grimaced. Yes, he'd heard those rumors other places too, and from more reliable sources than an uninformed villager. "Yes, I have heard those rumours elsewhere. I cannot confirm them, but you are not the first to have mentioned them."
"Not all travels result in adventure. However, I do have a few." He stepped aside to let the villagers access Akeme's cart, apparently eager for sharp fruits. There were quinces there; who even remembered how to prepare quinces? Before he could launch into a hastily-prepared script however, the same blond man from before interrupted.
"I heard there was trouble in the east. At one of the shrines... What one was it, Ellira?" He turned to a nearby woman, who had turned to look, away from Akeme's cart.
"Jackroth. Them's just rumours, Therin."
Naren grimaced. Yes, he'd heard those rumors other places too, and from more reliable sources than an uninformed villager. "Yes, I have heard those rumours elsewhere. I cannot confirm them, but you are not the first to have mentioned them."
