<img style="max-width:100%;float:left;" src="http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h341/ratoly/fada4433-6d65-4b2a-8c4e-b7c643e89c8f.jpg" style="]Her words bit Cauldo the same way the wind often did. Superficially. Beneath the red lenses, an eyebrow raised at the remarks about his health, and he leaned inward a bit, tilting his head to peer at her face a tad closer. There was certainly more to her visage than he'd initially suspected. Remnants of something violent in her history. He hadn't noticed it from a distance, but with a foot or two extra distance lost, those details gained focus. She was no stranger to fighting. He guessed at a scout for a caravan then, his theory immediately confirmed by her next words.
"Not much."
At least he had that. Dreg though he might be, he wasn't violent when it wasn't necessary for his safety and survival, and an offer to trade struck him as strangely pleasant. So with the question answered vaguely at best, he nodded, straightening out to watch her again. Cauldo was certainly not the type to let a chance go untaken, but if he was dealing with a caravan, and they were willing to trade with him, he'd take the chance without hesitation or regret. Few enough were willing to even talk to dregs, much less trade with them, and the fact that they were willing to do both made him trusting.
As trusting as the leper could get, at least. The heel-kicking was noticed, but not terribly important to Cauldo. It simply seemed to him to be a mannerism, and if it was more sinister, well, he'd handle it when he came to it. For now, he would engage this woman in trade. Her whole caravan, if that was the truth of it, and he would see just how much he could squeeze out of them for the meager belongings he did have. He had some things he could package up as a rough first-aid kit, but being scarce meant even an impromptu one was rather valuable. Or, if he was lucky, they had an injured or two, and he could offer his skill at medicine.
If they didn't believe him, he could show them how well preserved he was.
"Not much."
At least he had that. Dreg though he might be, he wasn't violent when it wasn't necessary for his safety and survival, and an offer to trade struck him as strangely pleasant. So with the question answered vaguely at best, he nodded, straightening out to watch her again. Cauldo was certainly not the type to let a chance go untaken, but if he was dealing with a caravan, and they were willing to trade with him, he'd take the chance without hesitation or regret. Few enough were willing to even talk to dregs, much less trade with them, and the fact that they were willing to do both made him trusting.
As trusting as the leper could get, at least. The heel-kicking was noticed, but not terribly important to Cauldo. It simply seemed to him to be a mannerism, and if it was more sinister, well, he'd handle it when he came to it. For now, he would engage this woman in trade. Her whole caravan, if that was the truth of it, and he would see just how much he could squeeze out of them for the meager belongings he did have. He had some things he could package up as a rough first-aid kit, but being scarce meant even an impromptu one was rather valuable. Or, if he was lucky, they had an injured or two, and he could offer his skill at medicine.
If they didn't believe him, he could show them how well preserved he was.
The mind is a fantastic, dangerous place. Don't go alone.
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