Blacktail Deer Plateau Under cloud and under star

Mal tended the other direction -- he assumed everyone he met was some kind of conniving creature out for his destruction, or at least at this point that's what it felt like.  This guy totally fit what Mal was expecting when it came to monsters, so he was gonna be extra careful.  But if you were dealing with these monsters was it good to show they were scary as heck or just be polite?  Start with the latter and revert to the former if it started going badly, maybe.

So he'd try to answer the questions, even if some part of him was wondering if this dude was solely unlike the other witches and warlocks in that he didn't feel like hiding his appearance. Um, yeah I guess.  I don't live here. I'm just uh.  Passing through.  I haven't even been up there yet. A slight tip of his nose uphill.  Wait.  Maybe he should be careful... Maybe that was the actual trap -- just up there.  Ok, Mal would be careful just in case... Maybe make the other dude go first or something.