[i]"I could throw that question right back at ya. You're obviously trying to pull the whole 'mysterious' gimmick, which means you're going for the exact same thing as a crazy out-of-towner like me would: Gold and Glory. But yeah, I'm headed for the ruins."[/i]  

The strange woman proved to shrug in a manner one might mistake as initially haughty or arrogant, to which the man felt in first instinctual reaction. Why would anyone seek those things out and wager their life on? The thought seemed foreign at first, but the further he distanced himself from just that - himself - the more sense it all made. The notice was very much a promise of reward, more so one granted by the nobility of the region, just not the same kind as he sought out.

[i]"But I suppose I could use the back-up on this, assuming you're out here for the same thing. If this is as terrible as the job posting claimed, this isn't likely to be easy. Otherwise a few locals would've already did the job and claimed the reward by now."[/i]

She quickly continued, still at the ready with the point of her spear should he have been so willful to try anything. The man however, proved not so trying and more confused than anything. His expression was one of lacking understanding, yet it only disappeared when he composed himself to reply in turn.

"You would be wrong in truth, as I am neither here for gold nor glory. Business yes, but not those ones." He said calmly, moving with his hand in a manner to emphasize the negative, "As for the nature of this task? I take it to be of some danger, which is why I do not travel alone but... wherever my friend is off to he is of no danger while I am well."

"This said, I have no issue with us going together to the tower."

Off into the distance he looked briefly, examining the ruin then back to the woman whose boots but partially concealed her other weapons. She seemed as hostile in person as she looked in body, threatening a poorly armed man dressed in worn-in robes. At least she was not foolish - appearances were most deceiving, so in its own way her reaction was appreciated. The young druid had need of allies in the world here, one so clearly rooted in it would be even better, especially with such wariness as to not trust only what she saw.

[@Yamazaki]