Leaf was pulled from his thoughts when he heard a male voice calling for him. The squirrel paused for a moment to make sure that it was indeed him the voice was calling for. "Hey squirrel! You're huge!” Other people usually spoke about the creature in silence but this man didn’t bother with the decency. "Can you talk? ....Is this town enchanted?” This guy didn’t seem too used to the magical energies surrounding the world. 

“No…” Leaf responded, tilting his head slightly. This man thought that it was something in the ale? “I can talk…” He continued with a nod. It was to be expected that someone would start asking questions but as long as leaf fell under the same protection everyone else did, he’d be fine. The last thing Leaf wanted was to be skinned by a crazed hunter. With this man speaking, Leaf placed his hands on the crossbow laying on the table. Better safe than sorry, especially after what he went through. “Can I help you with something?” Leaf finished, his fingers around the device tightening. Usually Leaf wasn’t so on edge but after what had happened that night, he didn’t want to let his guard down again. The pain in his stomach already told a tale he didn’t want to hear again. 

Estermere was filled with all manner of filth and even bandits made their home in the town. Just because this one had a child with him didn’t make him more pleasant to look at. All humans were intimidating this night, but after some sleep perhaps they wouldn’t all look like monsters.