She could see the stranger mutter something inaudible in what appeared to be a friendly gesture. But she had not missed how quickly his hand had reached for the hilt and she decided not to tempt fate. Friend or foe, she could not let anything distract her from her mission - she had to find the children. Thus covering her face with a hood and wrapping the cloak around herself tightly, she hurriedly tried to put as much distance as possible between herself and this stranger, hoping against hope that he had not recognized her true identity.