Phoenix Maplewood up and down this road before

Kora watched as the woman dipped her own head and then glanced and motioned to her foot. "Ae, kei te pai au." the lady responded, once she started there was no stopping her. "Oh wait sorry. Yes, I am fine" she corrected. Putting extra emphasis on the yes to show where her translation started. "It's been that way since birth. I have learned to live." the lady explained. 

Dawn seemed to not understand her previous excuse. "Umm yes. I haven't seen many others around lately. And I wanted to make sure I would be safe in this thicket." Kora responded, hoping to clear up some of the confusion. The last thing she wanted to do was intrude upon this woman's home. "Do you live around here?" the lady inquired quizzically with a tilt of her head. Just in case the lady reasoned.