Raul ruffled his hair absent-mindedly, the ruffling accompanied by a chuckle when the innkeep mentioned Kari's preoccupation with  her being covered in dirt. She hadn't changed in that regard. Always trying to get her hands dirty by fixing a moisture collector or attempting to decipher a locked codex box that she found that "could have been from eons ago!". Her enthusiasm for all things mechanical was one of the things that had caused him to take such an interest in her...along with other characteristics she had. 

When the innkeep asked the question, he simply nodded, keeping the statement following as vague as possible:
"Perhaps." Normally Raul was a bit more forthcoming when someone asked an honest question, but these were times of deception and mistrust. He had learned that all too well when he had returned to Sagus Hills. Speaking of mistrust, he added quickly:
"If anyone asks after me, tell them that I ate and moved on. No needs to..." Thunder clapped overhead, seeming to spawn glimmers of what looked like snowflakes in the building. 
"Get to a safe place as fast you can! GO!" Raul grabbed his battleaxe before rushing to the common area of the inn. The few patrons that had occupied the area were now prostrate on the ground, throats cut open, blood seeping across the wood floor. At the entranceway stood the armored woman, her face betraying a look of amusement as the hooded figures that accompanied her flanked both her left and right sides. 
"Did you really think we wouldn't find you?" 
"No. But now that you have, I expect that your masters will have to keep looking."
"Why is that?"
"You won't be leaving here alive." The woman cackled, shaking her head as she pointed towards the warrior, shadows complying with the directive as they dashed forward, their daggers poised to strike. Raul had foolishly believed in his first couple of encounters with these attackers that he could bludgeon them with brute force; he knew better now. 

As the attackers drew within a couple of feet, Raul rolled forward inbetween the natural gap the attackers left for themselves in case they needed to dodge. As he returned to his feet, he swept his axe in a circular motion, weapon whistling through the air before connecting with one of the figures who hadn't dodged in time, achilles tendons severing. The other tried a downward thrust, which Raul dodged by moving his upper body to the right before ramming his shoulder into the attacker's chest. He followed up the ram with an overhead axe slash, effectively finishing the other. When he turned to face the entranceway to deal with the woman, she was gone. 

Where would she...

Oh no. No no no. She couldn't have known. 

But she probably did. They had known his character, his history long enough. 

He found the innkeep hiding as he had directed before asking hurriedly:
"Where is Kari?!"