Ellie frowns as the man seems to read her mind, and she visibly relaxes, letting the facade of cheerfulness fade, "I'm sorry for being paranoid... I've... just had issues with PKers in the past..." she explains with a sigh as she releases her dagger and puts her arm back into her sleeve... of course she tries to do it without him noticing but with him being a cartographer as well odds were his perception was just as high as her... question is: Was his perception higher than her stealth? if it was he might notice the slight bulge in her sleeve...

"And whether I hear them coming or not, it still does well to be prepared... you never know what they may have with them..." she says, rubbing the back of her head, "My last encounter was a close one... only thing that saved me was my sprint... I managed to outrun their assassin..." she says, her smile fading further away as she remembers the incident... of draining her last health potion as she prepared to spend the rest of the night hiding in a tree waiting for the PKers to grow tired of hunting for her... but she quickly shakes it away as the smile returns, "To be honest... I'm not much of a combat build..." she says with a hint of embarrassment, "I know most people who bought this game did so because of the concept of just opening a can of whoopass... but... I found more joy in the adventuring aspect.. y'know?"