That was such a passive way of accepting her offer to join him, but Giulia didn't want to be one to quibble over such things. "Giulia," she introduced herself in turn, fully anticipating that he would hear it as Julia. She'd considered changing her name so many times over the years, and yet a part of her couldn't seem to part with it no matter how much she despised her human roots.
At his motion, she started past him down the walk toward the tavern, glancing over to see if he would fall in step next to her. "Do you think you'll settle here for a bit, then? At least while you're getting the shop up and running?" she asked as they walked. She had to assume he had an excellent management team for his other three shops if he were confident enough to open a fourth location.