"I see," he said with a small tight-lipped smile even though he hadn't a clue what a Scarebeast was, or why it needed to be tamed, or how a woman who fainted at the mere sight of a handgun could be capable of taming any sort of beast, with or without chemicals.
He nodded and then kept his head lowered ever so slightly, unsure of how to navigate this new social world he found himself in. Perhaps coming here had not been a good idea.
"You... ... must have been here for quite some time, then."