"Of course, sir," The guard said warmly and smiled slightly at Adrian. One part admiration for a young man out to prove himself and one part condescension instilled from years of watching the same types go by. His face stiffened when he turned back to Soah, a well practiced mask hiding a growing impatience with the rude man. As he had said, things had changed, and contrary to what that statement had implied they had changed in the favor of the recalcitrant traveler before him. This was exactly the kind of hot head he was supposed to get out of the countryside. "As you like, I must still see you in," he said curtly, sparing the man the details. He looked off into the woods, left and right for just a moment, and then turned on a heel to lead off towards the town down a trail the rangers liked to use, motioning for Adrian and Soah to follow him. To the rest of his group hung back a while, waiting to serve as a rear guard on the way back to Loenn. It wasn't much of a change in procedure for them, at least, the same is taking the occasional drunk back into town.