"Sir... you've been staring at me quite a while," said the thirty-something blond-haired youth, feeling slightly self-conscious under the gaze of a passenger from a carriage. He halted his training and asked, "Can I help you?"
He looked at the trio.
He swiftly scanned over the maid Gailin and the middle-aged coachman, and his attention settled on the young guy with wine-red eyes.
The elegant clothes and accessories the young man wore suggested he might be a nobleman which explained why the youth did not respond to his scrutiny more forcefully.
In this region known for its fierce locals, the typical response would have been a gruff "What are you looking at?"
"My name is Su Lu. I am... a traveller. I've heard great things about the Billy mercenary group, and I'm looking to hire one as a bodyguard," Su Lu responded with a friendly smile, an answer that was perfectly reasonable.
"A bodyguard?"
