Chi wrinkles his nose at the talk of fate, but reaches towards the mana stone to try to syphon some of the energy into himself. "I'll take it into consideration" he says, a faint smile as he attempts to tease a bit, even though he is tired and worn out from the last few days. 

"Well, for the first question. We came here, because we don't really want to be found by most folks. And a normal building is just too easy to raid. Oh, dont worry. We're not the bad guys, but people might think we are. And as for the second question....well, he is very observant. But beyond that, you're a notable figure in the city." a pause, "...did you not know that?"