"Miss Galt..." Alexi mused the name across his tongue, quickening his pace so she did not leave him behind. It would be a poor showing if he could not walk with her even to an Inn, much less during their travels should she accept. Now that he had gotten this far, it became imperative that he leave the best impression he could -such as it was. Katherine Galt certainly seemed sure and skilled, a practiced blade that would prove invaluable on his travels. Should she accept.

That was the catch right there. If she did not, he'd have nothing to show for his efforts but less money and less time. The chances of finding anyone in the square had been slim enough, it would be completely deserted by the time they finished their conversation. The thought that maybe he should have found someone more willing rising foremost in his mind as they walked.

But someone like that probably wasn't the kind you could trust. Haste was important, but he was looking for an escort in order to [i]succeed[/i] and -ideally- [i]survive[/i]. Failing and dying because he was robbed by the one he hired was an irony better left to story.

"The Locust it is then," Finding her pace, Alexi matched it, moving easily towards the Inn in question. "Better if we don't have to shout over a crowd to hear one another."

Not one to frequent the Inns of the city, Alexi decided to trust her likely experience on the matter. There were certain subjects he felt himself rather skilled in, but they tended towards the scholarly, or were connected to nobility. He knew the Locust wasn't a noble's court, at least, and most of the stories of the city were ones he already knew. So it was a safe bet to believe that, if Katherine said the Locust was the best place to go to, it was probably true.

And while he didn't know what he could do with the information, how true that turned out to be would tell Alexi a little more about the prospective escort beside him.