[And the pace-keeping is appreciated. If this man is in a hurry, better to get him there sooner than later.
But he looks, if anything, a bit disappointed, if only at the topic at hand.] A catch. [And then he scoffs, because really?]
No, I mean free. This is my job, you could say, but my payment is living here. You couldn't pay me nearly as well as the forest does, and I wouldn't want you to try.
[But curiosity, not greed, beckons his attention.] Do you have something to give, anyway? You look...
[Well. Hmm.]
...just barely self-sufficient, at the moment. I wouldn't take money or supplies off you, as you are.
no subject
But he looks, if anything, a bit disappointed, if only at the topic at hand.] A catch. [And then he scoffs, because really?]
No, I mean free. This is my job, you could say, but my payment is living here. You couldn't pay me nearly as well as the forest does, and I wouldn't want you to try.
[But curiosity, not greed, beckons his attention.] Do you have something to give, anyway? You look...
[Well. Hmm.]
...just barely self-sufficient, at the moment. I wouldn't take money or supplies off you, as you are.