"Is something the matter?" I asked as I examined the chief's expression.
Considering how the village chief was already quite close to the shack for him to approach the moment I exited, it wasn't hard to guess that he has been already waiting for me out there, after all, while he might be a semi-mind reader, he obviously wasn't a future predictor, it wouldn't make sense that he would precisely target the time that I finished my short seclusion at...
'Although it doesn't seem to be something very urgent judging from his expression…'
Adding that to the equation, it made sense that we both managed to luck out that he came to see that I finished just a few minutes before I coincidentally finished my preparations.