How much do I reveal? Her pace slowed a trifle, voice steady but quiet enough it would not be easily overheard.
"Some find Seth a little different, but I have known him many months now, and have found him to have a gentle... soul." The word stirred a bit of distress in her depths, but she had already begun striving to drive those drifting, errant thoughts from the forefront of her mind. Seth's penchant for picking such things as if she'd spoken them aloud had given her plenty of practice for burying them. "I would prefer to allow you to form your own opinions... but I would caution you he's an observant fellow, you might be surprised at his skill for interpreting the simplest look and understanding what one thinks." The light comment set her mind somewhat at ease, for though a half-truth, perhaps it would ease them into an understanding without the shock of the experience she had undergone.
"There, you can see it just up ahead..." her wheaten head dipped towards one of, if not the most distinctive building in Pax. "Annuir."
The Annuir "tavern" sits near the south gatehouse of Pax, squatting in the shadow of the great curve of the wall. The building is somehow a little more crooked than the ones surrounding it - as if it were leaning back against the wall for a well-earned rest. The inn was recently formed by connecting together two houses. Although ostensibly an inn, few visitors can be seen entering or leaving the tavern.
Seth could nearly always be found perched comfortably upon his porch, but they were not quite close enough to see.
"Seth has been an invaluable resource, his knowledge of history and an extensive library have given us many a good conversation."