Verdant Basin and the earth did not yet bear a name

Rue did not realize her mistake until the stranger spoke. She halted immediately, studying the man from a stone-throw's distance. The voice was most decidedly not Dingo's, just as the words claimed, and yet...

Rue shook her head, still thrown by the uncanny resemblance. "Are you sure?" she joked with a chuckle. Before he could reply, she shook her head again. "My mistake. Apologies, traveler."

Rue moved forward to close some of the distance between the pair, so they could speak more comfortably.