"Oh, you don't have to," Keiko said. "I can handle myself just fine. You could, if you wanted, though it'd be dangerous."

She stopped him from walking with a hand on his shoulder. "Look, let me simply things, I bet you're confused," she said. "My name's Keiko;; and you can consider me a bit of an outsider. The guy that just attacked you is part of a gang in town that likes to cause trouble; one of their big fish too."

She shrugged. "You seemed like a civilian to me, not their normal targets, so I rescued you."