Wen Qing came across him right where the path through the woods led into the town proper, while she was on her way out of town to practice with her new weapon.

She looked an unassuming sight, a young woman with unadorned dark hair in a peasant maid's red dress, carrying a small basket just in case she came across any medicinal herbs on her way.

She halted in her steps when she caught sight of Duo, whose dress didn't match anything she had seen in Gazin before.

"Excuse me, but you aren't from around here, are you?" Well, bluntness worked best sometimes.