After the brief chat with Mars, Ashara was unsure what they were meant to do next. Lord Rodias had sent them to scout the village and that was all fine and well, but exactly did their lord want them to look for? If he was just interested in seeing what the village was like and had to offer, then their task was already more or less complete - at least as far Ashara could tell. But even if she wasn't all too bright, the girl felt that there was more to her master's orders than just 'go to village, look around, then coem home'.

Closing her eyes for a moment, letting the morning breeze rustle her hair and robe, Ashara quietly muttered something to herself, discreetly and in audible less you stood right next to her. After a few moments though, she opened her eyes again and looked over to her companion. A pleasant smile on her face as per usual.

"It seems there is no immediate danger around the village, milady." She began softly. "Whatever these so-called [i]freaks[/i] that Mr. Mars mentioned, they are either not nearby, or not hostile. My senses could not detect any danger in the immediate area at all." She spoke, though with a lowered tone as to avoid having unwanted or curious ears listen in on their convesation.

"I will take a small look about, however." She continued, now speaking in a more casual and common tone. "Let us meet up again at this larger building-" She pointed at the two-storey general store. "-once we have both had our fill of looking around this rustic hamlet. Oh, and should you ever need me, simply call out and I will come running to your side." Ashara finished.

The noise from the west, originating from the mountains above, was indeed causing some of the townsfolk to act or look confused, but luckily it did not seem like any of them were doing much in hte way of trying to locate the source... Well, apart from this Mars-character, who was now busy training some of what she could only imagine to be the local men. The man seemed a great deal sharper than the rest of the denizens here, yet he had been unable to pick up on the vast difference in terms of strength between himself and both Lady Kath and herself. This either meant that he wasn't as competent as he claimed to be, or the people of this world had no way of detecting power... Could it be that he was hiding his reaction? It didn't seem like it. She spent a short time watching the [i]Master Adventurer[/i] and his trainees. The men were terrible, just awful. With their technique ad skills, they wouldn't even be able to handle a goblin one-on-one. It was all rather sad...

Moving away from the mustering field where Mars and his men were, she walked along the village, stopping to at times ask the locals some mundane questions. She was told where the smithy was, as well as told about a tavern that served as the local watering-hole for this little village. Neither places eemed particularly important or worth investigating though. Given the tools and apparel of the people here, whatever works the local blackmsith could produce were obviously far inferior to the goods manufactured at the Chateau. And a pub? What possible knowledge of valuable information could one gain from a den of drunks?

Still, the fox wanted to do [i]something[/i] useful. She wracked her mind and brain, until fianlly a single thought emerged. Why hadn't she thought of this sooner? It was obvious that they were in a new place, a new world - but what was it called? What was the region or lands they now resided in named? Who ruled this place? They didn't even know the name of the this little backwater village yet! With renewed purpose and vigpr, Ashara sallied forth, poised and carrying herself with graceful movement and noble posture. Approaching a man on one of the paths in the village, she introduced herself politely and then asked about the village's name, informing her that she and her friend were new arrivals unfamiliar with the area.

After speaking to, and thanking him for his time, she moved on to another part of the town, where she spoke with a different fellow. Asking who was in charge of the village and if there were any lords or kings who sired over these lands. Again, once they were done speaking, she thanked him in a friendly way and went on her way. This time coming into contact with another woman, she inquired about what areas were located around the village, what they were called and so on. Once done, she bowed slightly and set off.

Feeling she had gathered enough information and asked around, the fox decideed to head back to the designated meeting-spot. However, before returning there quite yet, she went back to the location where Mars was, approaching the man and his men curiously.

"Pardon me, Mr. Mars." She began once close enough to converse. "You said you could give us some advice on adventuring." She continued. "As you can tell, my companion and I are strangers to these parts and do not quite know where to begin. Would you mind sharing some of your knowledge with me?" She asked, hands held clapsed together and held infront of her, just below her stomach - as was customary for proper japanese ladies to do.