"Sir, I mean no harm."
The protective gesture of the middle-aged man towards the young girl naturally engendered Ronald's good feeling towards him.
Thus, when the other man shouted sternly,
Ronald stepped out of the woods, raising his hands to show he meant no harm.
"..."
On the other side,
The man leaning against the tree had stopped his healing spell.
He did not relax his vigilance just because Ronald had appeared; instead, he immediately stood up from in front of the tree and placed the young girl behind him, asking with a grave expression,
"Who are you?"
Ronald revealed a friendly smile:
"Ronald Adler, and this is my maid, Costate."
"..."
The man remained on guard.
After receiving Ronald's answer, he looked the man and woman up and down, then said with a still-tense tone,
"Mr. Ronald, let me give you a piece of advice."
