Leaving the tavern the Ghosttown came back into view, there still wasn't much about the town that was notable, nor people. However, there was one young woman who appeared to be in her early twenties at a food cart. The young woman seemed to be nothing near abnormal, with brunette hair, wearing an apron, and her hair tied back in a ponytail.  Walking over to the young woman I removed the wrapping encasing my head, this wasn't an ideal move on my part, but it was riskier to raise suspicion and gain somebody else's unwanted attention here. I smiled and jovially said, 

¨Hello, are you selling fruit?¨

The young woman looked startled but then regained composure of herself and replied,

¨Yes, I am, are you interested in purchasing some?¨

¨Perhaps, do you mind if I view your selection first?¨

She nodded, raising her right hand to hover above the cart to open the wooden slat that lined the top of it. 

As I appeared to look engrossed in the selection I observed the woman's body language or any other indicator that would provide me with information on if she harbored hostile intent or not. 

¨Pardon me, sir, you dont appear to be from around here, you aren't, are you?¨

I continued my facade of being engrossed with the fruit selection and simply replied, 

¨No, you're correct, I'm from back south, Estarizure, if you've ever heard of it¨

The young woman paused and posed a question that surprised me even though it was a rather basic one, 

¨Forgive my impertinence if this is out of line, especially because we just met, but, what're you doing all the way out here then?

This presented a dilemma, should I tell the woman where I truly came from? It would endanger her and myself, but if word got out that someone as conspicuous as me appeared in a town where Akukami´s people were, that might play right into his hands, due to the fact Akukami is the only one who plays the hunting game around here. 

¨I came from Esvaria, a place near Estarizure, back southwest if you know where that is¨

The woman smiled and nodded at me, I didn't like this one bit. Her expression was not genuine, something wasn't right. This place is more dangerous than I had calculated it to be, this wasn't ideal, no perhaps there has just been talk of the recent activity in Esvata, just because her body language changed doesn't mean that it was a casualty based on my words or where I came from

¨Oh, do you mind if I ask your name?¨ The young woman requested

¨My name is Dante, Dante Kitagawa, pleased to make your acquaintance, miss?¨

¨Reiyala, Reiyala Tatamachi¨

¨Very pleased to meet you, Miss.Tatamachi¨

The tension from before had subsided, picking up a watermelon and placing it on the top wooden slat, I reached into a pocket to grab the appropriate amount and before my hand could retract from the pocket the action was interrupted. Ms.Tatamachi reached forward and placed her hand on my wrist

¨No need for that, it´s on the house, Mr.Kitagawa¨

¨No, I insist, it would be curt of me to not pay you for produce. I also would not like to be indebted to anyone here¨

¨Then I have an idea, how about you take me out to a tavern some night if you're in town still¨

She wants me to accompany her to a tavern? Why? If I refuse would it circulate rumors of my being here, but, if I go will that cause an even bigger dilemma. Perhaps it would be easier to just take her tonight, then there would be no further confrontation required. 

¨I'm only in town for another day, would tonight be an appropriate time for you Miss. Tatamachi?¨

¨Yes, if you'd like I can meet you wherever you are staying¨

She doesn't know that I dont have a place to stay, so I'll just kindly refuse and ask her where to meet, that would be the safest and the action with the most leisure.

¨I can manage, but I appreciate the proposal, Miss. Tatamachi, how about you tell me where the tavern you would like to meet is, we can meet at 18:15 if that is of course acceptable¨

Her face illuminated with a smile then she replied to my request by saying, 

¨Yes, that would be lovely, on the main street where the town entrance is, where the large silver gate resides, on the right side three buildings down, there's a tavern there, only one on that street you can't miss it¨ 

I nodded as she gave me the direction, the thing was this tavern was not unfamiliar, this was the same tavern where the confrontation with the guys who worked for Akukami were, that encounter was only a few hours ago. Going back there would not be ideal, it would be a disadvantage, but, wouldn't it seem rather conspicuous for me to reject the offer and insist on a different tavern? This was a tight spot, one that was worrisome, guess there'll be no downtime after all. Finishing my conversation with. Ms.Tatamachi my next objective was to secure some other type of appearance, although, the idea was more than a drawback, it had to be done, raising further suspicion here was something that could not occur. Surveying the area for a place that offered the service of obtaining clothes, I found a vender diagonal to the stand where me and Miss. Tatamachi spoke. The location was suitable, roughly fifty meters passed the diagonal curve that lead to the right of the street, which would fit the circumstances. The shop stood on the side of the road, it was a small shop, nothing more than five yards for the entire shop. There were cloaks sold there, all of the different colors, sizes, and various uses. However, I picked a simple snow-white colored cloak. Grabbing the cloak from the aged wooden rack where it laid dormant, proceeding to walk several feet from the rack to the counter where an elderly woman with white hair and a baize ragged dress stood smiling. Plopping the cloak onto the counter the elderly woman smiled and jovially said,

“I know you aren't from around here, and you clearly are a nomad, it’s on the house dont worry about paying me” 

This certainly caught me off guard, she did seem like someone of a benevolent nature, but giving a stranger merchandise simply because they look like a nomad?  This was puzzling, it could easily be a trap of some sort, this was a possibility, but it didn't seem likely. Instead of attempting to insist on the elderly woman taking the money I simply nodded and left the shop,  returning to the street. The sky still illuminated with rays of light that peered over the Ghosttown.