Verdant Basin chatterteeth

He explained, and the witch listened. The man did not elaborate on the circumstances that led him to depart his home, and Fiona assumed he had done something wretched. Wasn't that what men often did? Wretched things? She had known kind men, but they were few and far between. She had always found more comfort in the company of women. Men tended to make her feel... on edge. This one was no different, though Fiona didn't find him particularly distasteful.

I do not think so, she said, leaving the plenty of room for him to fill in whatever story he wished for her. Fiona's circumstances were self-made, and she didn't wish to divulge too much. It simply wasn't her way.