It had always been one of the things that drew people to him, when he was a politician in Rome, that Gaius had made a point to pay attention to people, to their needs, and to their suffering.
So he smiles. She's young, barely a woman in Roman terms, probably still a girl by the standards of most of the people here, and she's here, in a place that is frightening and disorienting even to people far older than she is.
"I think what most people know here is that there are many things we do not know. All of the people here have come here from somewhere else, and none of us know how or why. There are no laws or rules here, just some people doing what they can to survive."
He pauses again, aware that the unstructured and unknown community here could seem daunting to someone young and obviously worried.
"You can always get lunch at the Inn, often another meal too. There is a sort of community here, and people do not like to see anyone go without." It's equally true of Gaius as the manager of the stores as it is of Kate Kelly the innkeeper.
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So he smiles. She's young, barely a woman in Roman terms, probably still a girl by the standards of most of the people here, and she's here, in a place that is frightening and disorienting even to people far older than she is.
"I think what most people know here is that there are many things we do not know. All of the people here have come here from somewhere else, and none of us know how or why. There are no laws or rules here, just some people doing what they can to survive."
He pauses again, aware that the unstructured and unknown community here could seem daunting to someone young and obviously worried.
"You can always get lunch at the Inn, often another meal too. There is a sort of community here, and people do not like to see anyone go without." It's equally true of Gaius as the manager of the stores as it is of Kate Kelly the innkeeper.